Leadership and Professional Issues

2112V - Professional Burnout; That's NOT What We Signed Up For

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Format: 1-Hour Seminar (Virtual)

Audience: Students, Related Professionals, Early Career Professionals (under 5 years)

Keywords: Burnout, Stress, Overwhelm, Exhaustion, Reframe

Presenting Author(s)

Angela Merced

Angie Merced SLP, Burnout Coach

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Traditional application of “self-care and mindfulness” is not enough to address issues of burnout in our field. A deeper understanding of the specific progressive symptoms of Burnout Syndrome along with understanding the costs of burnout for individuals as well as organizations is crucial. SLPs must also understand the common underlying patterns that lead to professional burnout and how to apply personalized strategies toward prevention and recovery.

Learning Objectives:

List Participants will be able to list three progressive signs or symptoms of burnout syndrome.
Identify Participants will be able to identify three potential consequences of burnout and long term unmanaged stress.
Describe Participants will describe 3 underlying patterns that cause and perpetuate burnout culture in our field.