Wellbeing Sessions for Money Guidance Practitioners

Money guidance work can be emotionally, mentally, and physically demanding. The impact of these inherent challenges on our wellbeing can be costly, not only to us as individuals, but to our teams and organisations too. Self-care and wellbeing are no longer self-indulgent luxuries; they are essential practices for preventing burnout and sustaining effective money guidance work.

These hour-long online sessions provide a supportive space to reflect, learn, and build practical wellbeing skills while working in money guidance roles.

Who is this session for?

• Money guidance practitioners in the third, community, and public benefit sectors–if you’re a volunteer or member of staff and talk to people about money in your role, this session is for people like you!
• Anyone supporting others with money-related conversations working directly with customers or in a role that shapes service delivery such as health and social care, domestic abuse services, financial wellbeing, community roles, education, safeguarding, housing, and other frontline or advisory positions.
• This might be particularly helpful if your work impacts you emotionally, physically or mentally or you value connecting with others who understand the realities of money guidance work.

What to expect

• One-hour standalone online sessions – attend as many or as few as you find helpful
• A friendly, relaxed, and informal facilitation style
• Opportunities for talking and listening in a supportive group
• Reflective journaling
• Practical stress-management and mindfulness-based tools
• Space to explore both the joys and challenges of money guidance work

Each session focuses on a specific aspect of wellbeing.

Facilitator

Sessions will be facilitated by mental health practitioner, mindfulness instructor and ex money guidance volunteer Jenny Smith. www.jennyrosesmith.co.uk

Session Programme

• Wed 21 January, 9–10am – Self-Care & Stress 101
• Wed 28 January, 9–10am – Mindfulness and Money Guidance
• Wed 4 February, 9–10am – Self-Compassion on the Frontline
• Wed 11 February, 9–10am – Listening to Ourselves Whilst Supporting Others
• Wed 18 February, 9–10am – Positive Psychology for Wellbeing
• Wed 25 February, 9–10am – Self-Care Going Forwards

About this Session

Wednesday 25 February, 9–10am –Self-Care Going Forwards

In this session we will explore

• Choosing a lifestyle of self care and wellbeing and what that looks like for each of us.
• Moving from reactivity to responsiveness whilst under pressure.
• Understanding how different states in our nervous system require different approaches of self care.
• Simple practices to soothe and calm or energise and alleviate.

Money Guiders Competency Framework

Foundations: Skills and behaviours C) Self Management

Accessibility
We are committed to making this event accessible to everyone. If you have any accessibility requirements, please let us know using the form fields when registering or email us at money.guiders.wales@maps.org.uk

About Money Guiders

Money Guiders is a free self-development programme designed to help money guidance practitioners improve their knowledge, skills, and confidence. Provided by the Money and Pensions Service, it's aimed at staff and volunteers working in the third, community and public sectors. With over 20 hours of e-learning, hundreds of events on offer and a community of practice at your side, this free programme will help you to help others.

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