Boundary Practice for Early Childhood Educators

Boundary Practice for Early Childhood Educators
Presenter: Jodie McDonald

Boundary Practice Workshop
Many of us who choose to work in human services have big hearts and generous spirits. We develop
our practice and communication skills, but we don’t always consider our boundaries, especially when
the needs of those we work with so often exceed our own.
Boundaries are essential to practice in the helping professions, as they make caring sustainable, and
protect skilled workers from compassion fatigue, vicarious traumatization and burnout. Boundary
practice encourages us to consider our own energy and how we’re spending it, and to understand preexisting
patterns of relating that attract us to the helping professions while also making boundary
practice more difficult.
In this workshop, participants will learn about the advantages and disadvantages of different patterns
of relating, with a view to becoming better stewards of our energy as helpers, and making our selfcare
practices more personal and effective. We’ll gain a better understanding of how we feel and think
at work relative to how we’re negotiating boundaries with clients and co-workers. Boundary work
ensures we’re bringing our best selves to the work we love so much.
This workshop is interactive, with practical examples and lots of opportunity for questions.

When:
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Time:
6:30 – 8:30 pm (MST)
Location: Zoom
Cost: Free

To register:
Please provide us with:
Your full name for certificate purposes
Email address
Community you are from
Program of employment
Whether you are registering as a:
Parent, Community Partner, or Child Care Workforce
Send email to: skccrr@ccssebc.com
Or Call: 250-426-5677

Jodie McDonald, MSW RSW IBP
Jodie McDonald is a counsellor in private practice on Vancouver
Island, specializing in Integrative Body Psychotherapy (IBP). As a
Registered Social Worker in BC, Jodie has over 20 years’
experience in the non-profit sector, working in crisis and suicide
intervention, family support, and mental health. Jodie has also
taught at Vancouver Island University, and facilitates professional
development workshops throughout BC, specializing in boundary
practice, self-care, and wellness education for helping
professionals and caregivers. Jodie is grateful to live on the
unceded, ancestral territory of the Quw’utsun people in the
Cowichan Valley, BC.