Tired, Wired, Mired, and Inspired | Self-Care for Leaders

Join Kids Above All and Mark Sanders, LCWS, CADC, international speaker and behavioral health consultant, to learn how leaders can continue to manage their staff effectively while caring for their own well-being. 

While self-care for staff and clients is a regular topic of discussion throughout the non-profit sector, the well-being of leaders receives far less attention. Self-care for leaders helps maintain health, reduce personal and professional stress, increase enthusiasm, and ensure sound decision-making, enhancing organizational effectiveness, functionality, and sustainability. Topics to be discussed:

• Leadership Boundaries
• Centering Exercises
• Mindfulness
• Replenishment

4 CEUs available

Please note: Lunch will not be provided. However, you can bring your own or purchase food at The Farehouse Restaurant, located in the adjacent building.

Free parking is available in the attached garage–mention Kids Above All with security.

About the Speaker:

Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC is an international speaker and consultant in behavioral health whose presentations have reached thousands throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, West Indies, and Guam. He is the recipient of four lifetime achievement awards including the prestigious NAADAC Enlightenment Award. He was one of three finalists for the National Association for Addiction Professionals 50th Anniversary Legends Award. Mark is also the recipient of the Illinois Certification Board’s Professional of the Year Award, The Illinois Certification Board, Jessica Hayes Lifetime Achievement Award and The Barbara Bacon Award for outstanding contributions to the social work profession as a Loyola University of Chicago alumni.

Mark is the author of five books on behavioral health recovery. Recent writings include Slipping Through the Cracks: Intervention Strategies for Clients with Multiple Addictions Disorders and Relationship Detox: A Counselors Guide to Helping Clients Develop Healthy Relationships in Recovery. He was lead writer on a trauma informed gun violence prevention curriculum which is being implemented in several large cities in the United States. His groundbreaking monograph Recovery Management co-authored with historians William White and Earnest Kurtz helped shift addictions treatment and recovery from the acute care model solely towards a recovery-oriented system of care. Mark has had two stories published in the New York Times bestselling book series, Chicken Soup for The Soul.

Mark has also had a 30-year career as a university educator, having taught at The University of Chicago, Loyola University of Chicago, and Illinois State University School of Social Work. He is the co-founder of Serenity Academy Chicago, a program which sponsors recovery-oriented peer groups in local high schools, fostering dialogue and action towards social change.