Cognitive Behavior Institute is excited to welcome Rebecca Marcus, LCSW for a live interactive webinar on: Mindfulness Modalities to Combat Burnout in the Helping Profession
This workshop focuses on using mindfulness-based interventions to reduce chronic stress, burnout and compassion fatigue in helping professionals to improve overall wellness in addition to improving client care (Anclair, et. al., 2018). While the pandemic has caused an increase in stress for everyone, those in the helping profession were greatly impacted (Newell, J. M., 2017).
Primary issues to be covered include understanding and defining burnout and compassion fatigue and understanding how they negatively impact overall wellness and patient care (Taylor, N. Z., & Millear, P. M. R., 2016). Participants will also learn about the stress response and how to intentionally stimulate the related relaxation response to better manage and decrease compassion fatigue. Participants will learn practical coping skills and effective tools to reduce their own burnout and develop awareness of the signs of stress and burnout (Suyi, Y., Meredith, P., & Khan, A., (2017).
Agenda:
Introduction-10-15 minutes
Psychoeducation about burnout, compassion fatigue and stress response and relaxation response, the mind body connection: 45 minutes
Mindfulness Exercises and skills along with practical tips and strategies to combat burnout and thrive in the helping profession: 50 minutes
Questions: 5-10 minutes
*Program does not include breaks
Learning Objectives:
Participants will define Burnout and Compassion Fatigue and understand its effects on the emotional and physical health of helping professionals and client care
Participants will discover ways to navigate the ongoing stress and challenges of the pandemic using mindfulness interventions and practices as helping professionals.
Participants will identify symptoms of chronic stress, burnout and compassion fatigue in helping professionals and provide potential solutions and strategies to improve them.