Preventing Burnout: Facilitating Counselor Wellness to Promote Resilience

1. Preventing Burnout: Facilitating Counselor Wellness to Promote Resilience MelMel

2. 2 min-Mel2 min-Mel

3. Introductions Names What area of emphasis do you work? What do you hope to gain from being a participant in this presentation? 5-10 min. Mel5-10 min. Mel

4. Discussion How would you define wellness? How do you currently integrate wellness into your life? What are the challenges of integrating wellness into your life? What are some strategies that you have to address some of those challenges? 5-10 min. Mel5-10 min. Mel

5. Personal Journeys How do you integrate wellness into your everyday life? What are some of your challenges? How do you navigate those challenges? 10 min. - Mel, Jan, Travis, Verl & Julieta�come up with your own answers to the above questions10 min. - Mel, Jan, Travis, Verl & Julieta�come up with your own answers to the above questions

6. Wellness Perspective Psychoeducation Strength-based interventions Personal empowerment Within a framework of normal human development Ecological Model (systems, environmental, contextual factors) 3 min -Mel3 min -Mel

7. Wellness Continuum Traditional Approach � Wellness Approach Problem Health Promotion/ Disability Identification Education Wellness �---------------------�--------------------� Treatment Risk of Disease Reduction 2 min. �Mel Retrieved from Team Wellness ppt2 min. �Mel Retrieved from Team Wellness ppt

8. Wellness Model Primary Goal: Risk reduction; emotional and mental health promotion Change Method: Information, education, and lifestyle change Change Agent: You; seek appropriate mental health care providers for treatment Target: Lifestyle changes Duration of Intervention: Part of daily lifestyle 3 min.-Mel3 min.-Mel

9. Wellness Wheel (Myers & Sweeney, 1998) 10-15 min. �Mel Wellness Evaluation of Lifestyle (WEL) The purpose of the Wellness Evaluation of Lifestyle (WEL) is to help respondents make healthy lifestyle choices based on their responses to each of the five life tasks and subtasks defined in the Wheel of Wellness. The life tasks of spirituality, self-direction, work & leisure, friendship, and love interact with a variety of life forces and global events. The instrument consists of 131 items generated as self-statements to which respondents reply using a five-point Likert scale. The WEL can be used as an adjunct to counseling to help people develop and maintain healthy lifestyles that promote well being over the lifespan, quality of life, and longevity. Experiential Activity�current assessment of wellness�.hand out mini�s 10-15 min. �Mel Wellness Evaluation of Lifestyle (WEL) The purpose of the Wellness Evaluation of Lifestyle (WEL) is to help respondents make healthy lifestyle choices based on their responses to each of the five life tasks and subtasks defined in the Wheel of Wellness. The life tasks of spirituality, self-direction, work & leisure, friendship, and love interact with a variety of life forces and global events. The instrument consists of 131 items generated as self-statements to which respondents reply using a five-point Likert scale. The WEL can be used as an adjunct to counseling to help people develop and maintain healthy lifestyles that promote well being over the lifespan, quality of life, and longevity. Experiential Activity�current assessment of wellness�.hand out mini�s

10. Who am I? 3 min-Mel3 min-Mel

11. If we fail to recognize the importance of attending to multiple arenas of our lives, we are at risk for burnout as counselors. 1 min.-Mel1 min.-Mel

12. Burnout What is burnout? How does it effect counselors? Supervisors? 5 min.-Verl5 min.-Verl

13. Burnout - physical and/or mental exhaustion, especially as a result of being overworked. Adapted from: http://verdick.org/counselor-burnout-and-stress Warning Signs The following list of symptoms may be potential indicators of stress and/or burnout. If you have experienced or are currently experiencing several of these symptoms, you may want to consult a counselor and develop a personal stress management program. Remember that burnout is a progressive process and does not usually set in quickly, so do not fall into the misconception that burnout only happens to �bad� counselors - it can affect anyone over the course of time. Once a person is deep into burnout, it is very hard to recover. 5 min. -Jan5 min. -Jan

14. Physical Symptoms Change in appetite/weight change Increased drug, alcohol, tobacco use Digestive upsets Pounding heart Frequent colds Headaches Muscle aches Fatigue Insomnia Restlessness Teeth grinding Rash 2 Min-Jan2 Min-Jan

15. Emotional Symptoms Anxiety Bad temper/irritability Exhaustion Frustration The �blues� Mood swings Nightmares Depression Nervous laughter Crying spells Worrying Becoming easily discouraged 2 min-Jan2 min-Jan

16. Mental Symptoms Exhaustion Poor concentration Lower productivity/lack of new ideas Forgetfulness, spacing out Dull senses/boredom Negative attitude Confusion Whirling mind 2 min-Jan2 min-Jan

17. Spiritual Symptoms Exhaustion Feelings of emptiness, doubt, cynicism or apathy Loss of meaning or direction Being unforgiving Martyrdom Looking for �magic� Needing to �prove� self 2 min-Jan2 min-Jan

18. Relational Symptoms Depersonalization of work and clients Isolation/loneliness Lack of intimacy Lowered sexual drive Clamming up/hiding Intolerance/lashing out Resentment Nagging 2 min-Jan2 min-Jan

19. Compassion Fatigue How is burnout the same or different than Compassion Fatigue? Secondary Traumatic Stress Vicarious Empathy Vicarious Trauma 5 min.-Verl5 min.-Verl

20. Burnout Compassion Fatigue Work�Family Conflict Incongruence Between Person and Job Workload Control Reward People Values Health Efficiency Cynicism 2 min-Verl2 min-Verl

21. Resilience Questionnaire Take a moment to complete the assessment Discussion 5 min-Jan5 min-Jan

22. How to avoid it? 1 min-Verl1 min-Verl

23. Importance of a balanced lifestyle to prevent burnout What is your style in life? What can be the signs of burn out? 5 min-Julieta5 min-Julieta

24. The Search for Balance Acceptance of Change Balance of Life Roles Energy Community Harmony Wholeness of Living and Spirituality An Experiential Activity Inviting the Search of Wellness in Life 10 min-Julieta10 min-Julieta

25. Creating an Action Plan Be proactive Acknowledge the challenges of counseling Know your triggers Schedule time away from work Supervision Take advantage of EAP benefits 2 min-Travis Countertransference, burnout, compassion fatigue- know the difference between and how to recognize them for your self 2 min-Travis Countertransference, burnout, compassion fatigue- know the difference between and how to recognize them for your self

26. Guidelines for an Action Plan Remember balance Focus on personal growth Relationships Hobbies Physical fitness Spirituality Know your strengths/weakness 3 min.-Travis Build your action plan around your personal needs.3 min.-Travis Build your action plan around your personal needs.

27. Questions for Reflection What attracted me to this job? What attracted me to this field? How long have I been involved? How do I handle change? How much change is going on in my life? How is my personal life? When did I last take a vacation (not a conference)? What do I need to change? What can I change on a daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly basis? (Adapted from O�Mara, 2006) 5 min-Travis5 min-Travis

28. Action Plan Address deficits Utilize strengths Reasonable goals 2 min-Travis2 min-Travis

29. Possible Activities Go to Al-Anon to learn how more about addicts and alcoholics Take time off Know yourself�know what triggers you into compassion fatigue or burn-out Join a recreation league or social group Make time to exercise Interact with those who share your beliefs Meditate Challenge yourself to learn something new 2 min-Travis2 min-Travis

30. Revisiting Our Wheels Take a few minutes to jot down goals to help you integrate a balanced lifestyle How do you plan on following through with these goals? How will you address the challenges that arise? 3 min-Mel3 min-Mel

31. Questions Everyone (whatever time we have left) ? Everyone (whatever time we have left) ?