Navigating Burnout: Identity & Collective Care

Navigating Burnout: Identity & Collective Care

Workshop Description

This workshop guides counselors and mental health professionals in understanding how burnout affects professional wellness and their capacity to show up fully for the people they serve. Participants will explore specific signs and symptoms of burnout, including how systemic oppression and minority stress can compound burnout risk for clinicians who hold marginalized identities.

Through a lens of equity and accessibility, the training moves into realistic self-care and collective-care strategies and practical tools mental health providers can use to support professional sustainability, wellness, and resilience. The workshop uses an interactive mix of community conversation and presenter expertise to help mental health professionals move toward collective care and collective power for themselves and their colleagues.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify common signs and symptoms of burnout in mental health professionals.