My job is draining me emotionally and affecting my relationship at home. My manager thinks I am making a fuss over nothing and should be able to cope. I don’t really feel like attending my supervision sessions now as they just become another task list. What can I do?
Effective supervision is a key component to health and safety at work, both for staff and volunteers, and in keeping children and young people safe. By not addressing your emotional health, your manager could be putting you at risk of becoming unable to deal with issues at work, and of you becoming unwell and needing time off.
There should always be time in a good supervision session to unpick high-end casework in detail, and to ensure you have adequate support to deal with the issues presented. Some organisations offer employee support programmes, which can provide telephone help and advice as well as short-term counselling to help individuals deal with the impact of work on their wellbeing.
Your work might be triggering something in you that you don’t realise. Take some time to consider this and then work with your manager to find an effective solution.
Answered by Jeanie Lynch, works for Barnardo’s and has 25 years’ experience of working with vulnerable children and families
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