Child safeguarding professionals hold moral injury, secondary trauma, and enormous legal responsibility in a system chronically short of resources and recognition. NurtureArc sees the cost of that — not just the competency.
5 minutes · 6 pillars · Personalised transformation planof child and family social workers report burnout symptoms, the highest of any social care group
Social Work England, "State of the Nation" 2023turnover rate in children's services social work — the highest of any public sector role
ADCS / LGA Workforce Survey 2023of child safeguarding professionals say they have experienced secondary traumatic stress in their career
BASW "Moral Injury in Social Work" 2022NurtureArc measures six pillars of wellbeing. For child safeguarding & social work, here is what each pillar actually means in practice.
Moral injury, secondary trauma, and the intrusive thoughts that follow you home after a difficult case.
The physical symptoms of chronic stress — headaches, disrupted sleep, the body bracing for the next crisis.
Purpose undermined by system failures, caseload pressures, and decisions you had to make with inadequate options.
The isolation of a role you can't fully talk about, and relationships strained by the emotional weight you carry silently.
Paperwork, court prep, and emergency responses that colonise every boundary you try to set.
Compensation that doesn't reflect the complexity, legal exposure, or emotional labour of the role.
Identify which areas of your wellbeing are most at risk before they become a crisis.
Get a personalised plan that acknowledges the specific moral weight of safeguarding work.
Build a case — with evidence — for the supervision, support, or workload adjustment you need.
Five minutes. Six pillars. A personalised transformation plan built for your reality.