This month, we are joined by Dr. Roger Casey, Director for Education and Dissemination at the National Center on Homelessness among Veterans and Dr. Nikola Alenkin, Supervisory Social Worker with the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System to learn about burnout among VA’s homeless program social workers. Our guests talk about what burnout is, how it can impact Veterans’ care, and what VA is doing about it.
Veterans who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness are strongly encouraged to contact the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans at (877) 4AID-VET (877-424-3838) for assistance.
Closed Caption Transcript is available at: https://www.sharedfedtraining.org/Podcasts/EVH_S1EP11.pdf===============================
Find your nearest VA:
https://www.va.gov/find-locations Learn more about VA resources to help homeless Veterans:
https://www.va.gov/homeless Read the REBOOT Task Force fact sheet:
https://www.va.gov/HEALTH/docs/REBOOT_Task_Force_Fact_Sheet_030122_508.pdf Read about Dr. Alenkin’s research on burnout and self-care (Note: the views expressed in these articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States government): Self-Care in Large Organizations: Lessons Learned at a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Residential Program:
https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swz041 Responding to COVID-19 While Serving Veterans Experiencing Homelessness: The Pandemic Experiences of Healthcare and Housing Providers:
https://doi.org/10.1177/21501319221112585