How can case managers and leaders prevent burnout and prioritize self-care?

Understand the importance of identifying the signs and symptoms of burnout in order to prevent it. However, based on my professional experience as an Osteopath, I believe that prevention should ideally begin before these signs and symptoms appear, as it can often be too late to wait for them to manifest. In my opinion, prevention should start with managing workload, taking regular breaks, and adopting a healthy lifestyle as much as possible. It's crucial to monitor workloads to ensure they are well-distributed and not overwhelming. Additionally, it's important for companies to ensuring there is sufficient staff to perform tasks, rather than overloading one person with multiple responsibilities, is also key to preventing burnout.

It’s very important to set the boundaries and say NO at workplace. Others is there will be burnout situation everyday and leaders won’t be able to handle it.

Although I agree that individuals need to set limits and boundaries regarding their roles and responsibilities, this can often be challenging in workplaces that do not prioritize staff wellbeing. In such environments, taking action to set boundaries can be difficult. Additionally, due to economic pressures, people may fear losing their jobs, especially if they have personal and financial responsibilities. I believe that to effectively set clear boundaries, the workplace culture must be receptive and supportive. It's essential to create a safe and respectful environment where staff can express their concerns without fear of repercussions.

It is ok not to be the go to person all the time. Everyone should feel safe setting boundaries or having realistic expectations of their job description without worrying about losing their job.

One thing I've found helpful is to think of yourself as a warden of your resources. It is your job to protect the things that matter to you. This includes your joy, your peace, your time, your energy and any other resources you value. Hold on to these tightly and control who can access your resources and how much they have access to. Remember you can't pour from an empty cup. Make sure you are intentionally refilling your cup to account for withdrawals that naturally happen over time. The goal is to serve yourself, your loved ones and your community, from a full cup.

To effectively practice self-care and wellness, it’s important to dive into one’s level of self-awareness. Being able to identify what and why you’ve reached or nearly reached burnout in order to effectively create long term sustainable improvements self-care practices and overall improvements to wellbeing. For leadership and management it’s additionally important for them to actively share about their challenges, as to create space for others to do the same.

You have to be careful from who you are seeking support and feedback. Not every support and feedback is valuable or even helpful. Some feedback can do more harm than good.

Starting with small achievable goals is key. Each accomplishment is a step towards self-assurance. Acknowledging progress and celebrating victories because confidence is built one achievement at a time. Seek to find peace amongst your progress.