Communicate: 1. With the people with whom you're experiencing conflict. Control what you can, let go of what you cannot. 2. With the stakeholders who are adding more to your bucket of tasks. Let them know that your bucket is full and in order to do justice to their expectations (demands), you need to be at your best self. Social workers aren't magicians. And neither are they work mules. So cut yourself some slack.

Me han enseñado no mezclar emociones y tampoco llevar la carga a casa. En intervención social de máxima urgencia o entre otros en algunos casos nos invade la emoción pero para eso muchos de nosotras y nosotros que estamos a pie de calle en situaciones para intervenir, tendrían que ponernos un psicólogo porqué es imprescindible para nuestra salud mental también. los y las interventoras sociales también SOMOS SERES HUMANOS.

Burnout is very common is this field of work. We are working with individuals and their feelings, problems, and concerns. Feelings and empathy are involved for most in this field. However, we can only be as useful if we are practicing self care and boundaries. Boundaries and self care while at work may consist of saying no, not enabling, avoid bringing work home, and taking a break when needed to compose yourself. We must do our best not to take anything personal. What we do at home can also affect how we perform or underperform at work. Practicing self care at home is very important for my success at work. The better I am feeling, and the healthier my mental health state is, the better equipped I am to help those I care about at work.

The acceptance of burnout as normal is incorrect. Ignoring our intuition and our body’s warnings has dangerous consequences. If you’ve noticed more work conflict and signs of burnout it is time to press pause. Checking with yourself. Give yourself the gift of time and space by setting new boundaries. -Utilize supervision. -Collaborate and brainstorm with colleagues. -Take time off. -Decrease your workload. -Make essential mental health/health appointments. -Start a hobby or do something fun.