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There’s many challenges within our workforce that need to be addressed in other for providers to feel safe and do our best.

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Be active in all conversations!

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Just because it used to be done a certain way, doesn’t mean we have to continue

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Intentionality in training. Clinicians taking spots in trainings need to be ones of greatest need and who are committed to completing the program.

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Continue to include focus on staff wellness.

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Learning and reflecting together. Challenging status quo

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Continue to refine onboarding, in service, and cross-community supports

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We are the right people to make changes

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Attend session tomorrow to talk about solutions!

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Working at our organizations has to be a VALUE ADD for people. We can’t control capitalism, we can control our org culture.

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Come to the session tomorrow to look at solutions!

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Refocus to try and be more proactive and prevent burnout from staff.

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Do my job the best I can with the resources I have; keep pushing forward.

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Common concerns by those with a strong sense of personal responsibility (which may be stronger than organizational requirements)

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Work to bring more clarity to the root causes of our problems

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Acknowledge what we’re doing well, and grow upon that to make things better.

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Pick something small to implement that is within my locus of control

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Get my boomer boss fired!

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Continue to speak the truth

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We are all experiencing the same issues. We just need the right people to hear us to start a discussion to create solutions.

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People seem frustrated and over burdened.

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Taking back to my organization; commonality; reset priorities (modify)

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Advocate for change

Identify funding opportunities

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More advocacy!

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Schedule time to be in a creative space in order to tackle some of these issues

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Keep talking/advocating for the changes we need to see even when we feel like we are not being heard

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It's been the same conversation for as many years as I've been in the field

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Continue trying

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Commonality of challenges across our different programs, agencies and service sectors

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Creating more opportunity for direct service staff to be heard by leadership

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No matter where you work, we are all experiencing the same issues.

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We’re all dealing with similar issues.

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allow space for anger and sadness

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That the issues I see daily are real and a struggle for many in the field.

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We can’t give up!

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We need to create dedicated time for innovation and creativity to solve these problems!

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We're all in this together

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Boomers need to retire!

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The complexity of these challenges

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These problems are universal.

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we need a revolution

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We are not alone.

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The People, This opportunity

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Shared issues - all stemming from FUNDING!!

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The NCTSN can use existing spaces to addressing barriers

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We are good at identifying problems and the challenges we all face

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Continue to advocate.

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Our agency’s issues aren’t unique.

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The collective understanding about capitalism and misogyny underscores our broken system

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Keep talking about these things

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Common themes across the country

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Validation

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We are not alone and our voice together can make waves

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It all comes down to money

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We are all in this together!

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We are in this together.

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we are not alone!