CLIN893 Provider Wellness
Burnout has been described as an ?epidemic? impacting health care providers and the quality of health care. This course introduces a framework for provider wellness that will serve as the foundation for personal and professional resilience as a health care provider. Topics include the structural and process factors that contribute to stress and burnout in health care settings, a framework for wellness and resilience, recognizing the personal identities and biases one brings to their work, foundational practices (e.g., mindfulness, compassion/gratitude, pro-health behavior), intrapersonal skills (e.g., stress pathways, episodes of emotion, cognitive restructuring), interpersonal skills (e.g., boundaries, advocating for change, right brain communication, how these skills inform work with clients and other health care professionals), and group processes (e.g., peer support and consultation).