E2: Supporting Staff after Critical Incidents: Focus on emotional support, debriefing, and secondary trauma

Host Kristina Finch, Associate Director of Professional Development at the Florida Institute for Child Welfare, talks with leaders across Florida’s child welfare system about best practices for supervisors in Season 11 of the Child Welfare Podcast, “Frontline Leadership: Real Conversations for Supervisors.” Get practical strategies to support your day-to-day work. 

Lesline Anglade-Dorleans, Child Protection Director at the Florida Department of Children and Families in Miami, joins Kristina to discuss how supervisors can best support staff following critical incidents. 

“You have to prioritize their feelings. Show empathy. Do exactly what support means, and support can mean different things for different people. You start the conversation, and you let them know you are here, but how do we move forward to make sure that they are supported, that they have the tools and the resources they need?” —Lesline Anglade-Dorleans 

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Host:  Kristina Finch 
Producing/Editing: David Heller, Brantley Jones, Izzy Cring