Description:
What if your agency didn't just offer services - but actually became a space for healing? What if your staff meetings felt more like restoration than resignation? What if your leadership wasn't defined by control - but by clarity, connection, and presence?
This book introduces the SWEET Healing Circle for Agencies - a groundbreaking model for transforming workplace culture through the power of reflection, relational insight, and four-layered integration: conscious, pre-conscious, unconscious, and existential.
Drawing from neuroscience, trauma theory, organizational psychology, and lived experience, this book invites teams to move beyond surface-level solutions and into the root of what makes relationships work - and what makes systems heal.
Inside, you'll find:
- Real stories from the frontlines of human services
- Powerful tools, frameworks, and Circle scripts
- Visual models, infographics, and reflection exercises
- Scientific citations and a clear roadmap to implementation
- A toolkit for leaders, clinicians, and change agents alike
Whether you're an executive, supervisor, clinician, or team member, this book will help you:
- Reduce burnout and turnover
- Resolve conflict through awareness, not force
- Foster psychological safety and trust
- Build a culture of accountability from the inside out
- Align your team with the mission - not just the metrics
It's not just another training. It's a new way of being together.
Brief description: Dr. Karen Dubin, PhD, LCSW, is a distinguished licensed clinical social worker with deep expertise in adult and community mental health. She brings specialized experience in trauma, bereavement, and advocacy for justice-involved populations. Trained at both Columbia University and Adelphi University, she is widely recognized for her clinical acumen, leadership in program development, and enduring commitment to social justice.Dr. Dubin has held prominent leadership roles in both public and private sectors and currently serves as Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of the SWEET Institute, where she spearheads innovative approaches to mental health education and workforce development.A dedicated educator and mentor, Dr. Dubin has supported hundreds of social workers in launching private practices, building organizations, advancing within agencies, and pursuing doctoral education. She has taught and presented at respected institutions including Columbia University, Howie the Harp, Hunter College, and Adelphi University, where she served as an Adjunct Professor of Social Work.Throughout her career, Dr. Dubin has remained steadfast in her mission to foster empowerment, professional growth, and meaningful systemic change across the field of mental health.