Self–care, Managing Stress, Avoiding Compassion Fatigue, and Burnout for Health Workers

According to Mental Health Australia, burnout rates among health practitioners continued to rise with rates climbing from 80% to 84% from 2020 - 2022.

Further research has uncovered high rates of stress leading to anxiety and depression among what is typically characterised as a ‘highly resilient' workforce.

It is critical that health practitioners are supported in managing their wellbeing, self-care, and mental health. And by actively doing so, health practitioners will ensure a more efficient and effective work environment that not only contributes to a healthier work-life balance, but also allows them to sustainably support their clients.

Those who attend our Self–care, Managing Stress, Avoiding Compassion Fatigue, and

Burnout workshop will learn:

• The reality of impacts of stress and secondary trauma in health care
• The importance of self-care
• The impact of stress on the nervous system
• How the human nervous system responds to stress and self-compassion
• Combating stress using cognitive and physiological strategies
• Strategies to identify symptoms of compassion fatigue
• Psychological capital, self-care, and burnout prevention
• Barriers and challenges to self-care and self-compassion
• Embedding these workshop learnings in everyday professional practice

Duration: 3 hour workshop with Q&A and breakout discussions included

Cost: $395pp