To prepare:

• Review the Learning Resources on the stressors of the novice practitioner and impostor syndrome.
• Select two of the elevated stressors that resonate with you and the focus area you intend to pursue in social work practice. Analyze the stressors and their impact on micro, mezzo, and macro levels of practice. Also consider how these stressors may affect your long-term resilience.  

Briefly identify your intended focus area in social work practice. Then, analyze two of the elevated stressors of the novice practitioner that resonate with you and your identified focus.  

• How do these stressors connect to the micro, mezzo, and macro levels of practice?
• How might the two stressors compound to negatively impact practice?
• How might these initial stressors impact your capacity for resilience long-term?