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RECORDED WEBINAR SUMMARY
Practice Spotlight - Balance or Burnout? An OT Approach to Managing Burnout and Compassion Fatigue
Are you thinking of leaving your job or even the OT profession to find more satisfaction elsewhere? Are you finding it difficult to complete tasks that seem simple, procrastinating, feeling inefficient or unmotivated? Are you feeling stressed with decreasing tolerance? These could all be signs that you are on the path of burnout.
OTs are at high risk of burnout but often don’t take the time to firstly recognise if they are heading towards burnout nor set time aside to look after themselves and put in place strategies to support their wellbeing and enhance their work-life balance.
Workload demands and staff shortages across many sectors that OTs work in further compound the risk of burnout and decreased engagement at work.
Recognising burnout and if you are at risk are important first steps to working on having balance in your life, job satisfaction and career longevity.
Join Nicole de la Perrelle as she explores burnout through an OT lens and shares her experience of burnout along with strategies to prevent, manage and provide balance in one’s life.
“Burnout. I didn’t think it would happen to me – a passionate OT, who had always felt like my work was a vocation more than just a job.”(Nicole de la Perrelle)
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Suitable for all OTs at any career stage.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Key learning objectives from attending this session:
- Understand the concepts of burnout and compassion fatigue including symptom and consequences in personal and professional settings.
- Recognise personal, occupation and environmental risk factors, causes and contributing factors for burnout and compassion fatigue
- Build awareness of work engagement and compassion resilience in order to be able to manage stressors and thrive in challenging work situations.
- Identify strategies to support your wellbeing and enhance work-life balance.
- Understand the benefits of having a compassion fatigue management and prevention plan and create your personalised well-being plan.
There will also be time during the session to have your questions answered.
PRESENTER
Nicole de la Perrelle
Nicole has worked for many years as an occupational therapist across public and private settings with clients experiencing a range of diagnoses. She has specialist skills in pain management, driving and rehabilitation. She runs her own business Encourage OT and also lectures at University. Nicole is passionate about supporting and encouraging occupational therapists to maximise their skills and potential.
WEBINAR DETAILS
DATE:
This is a recorded webinar session that was held on 23rd April 2024 (Tuesday)
REGISTRATION FEES & INCLUSION
OTA Member: $80
OTA New Graduate Member: $72
Non-member: $104
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CPD HOURS:
Total CPD claimable workshop hours: 2
WEBINAR MATERIALS
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DISCLAIMER
All information is correct at the time of publication. OTA reserves the right to alter or delete items from the CPD calendar as required, and takes no responsibility for any errors, omissions and changes.
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS (T&C)
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CONTACT US
Please direct all enquiries to info@otaus.com.au or phone 1300 682 878