Webinar: Understanding Burnout in Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors

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Stress. Everyone experiences some degree of stress in their life. For many, the COVID-19 exacerbated their stress levels. Chronic stress is this constant and persistent level of stress without any relief and can ultimately lead to burnout. Individuals in helping professions are more frequently likely to experience burnout compared to other professions.

In this training we explore burnout as a response to stress and further look at how different types of trauma responses (yes, stress can be a traumatic experience) can lead to burnout. Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals experienced significant shifts in their work experiences as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and many professionals report feeling extended periods of stress. With this training we hope to provide some tips and tricks to aid Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals in recognizing burnout and how to reduce stress.

Training Objectives:

Understand the concept of burnout as it applies to counseling professionals.
Identify symptoms of burnout in counselors for individuals to better support themselves and their colleagues.
Apply self-care strategies to assist or prevent counselor burnout.

These are all of the links and resources referenced in the presentation:

This is a list of references in the presentation:

Bray, B. (2018). The battle against burnout. Counseling Today.
Brickham, D., Yaghmaian, R., Morrison, B., Bowes, J., Rosenthal, D., & Tang, X. (2021). Mitigating rehabilitation counselor trainee stress and burnout through self-care initiatives in rehabilitation counseling programs. Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 35(4), 323-335.
McCormack, H.M., MacIntyre, T.E., O’Shea, D., Herring, M.P., & Campbell, M.J. (2018). The prevalence and cause(s) of burnout among applied pscyhologists: A systematic review. Frontiers in Psychology
Morse, G., Salyers, M.P., Rollins, A.L., Monroe-DeVita, M., & Pfahler, C. (2012). Burnout in mental health services: A review of the problem and its remediation. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 39(5), 341-352. doi: 10.1007/s10488-011-0352-1.
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Wardle, E.A. & Mayorga, M.G. (2016). Burnout among the counseling profession: A survey of future professional counselors. i-manager’s Journal on Educational Psychology, 10(1), 9 – 15.

Presenter:

Nichole Tichy, Ph.D, CRC

Assistant Professor, Senior Technical Assistance and Research Analyst The George Washington University

Email: nbean2@gwu.edu

Nichole Tichy (she/her) has at least 10 (ten) years of experience, related to disability, counseling and education programs. Currently she serves as a Senior Technical Assistance and Research Analyst and provides technical assistance (TA) and training for the VA DARS EPIC Disability Innovation Fund grant, the National Technical Assistance Center on Transition the Collaborative (NTACT:C), and the Center for Innovative Training in Vocational Rehabilitation (CIT-VR).

She is a nationally Certified Rehabilitation Counselor and recently graduated with her Doctorate from the George Washington Universities Counselor Education and Supervision Program. Within this Program, she focused her dissertation on the application of the Social-Ecological Model to explore behavioral influences regarding placement of persons with Long COVID into competitive integrated employment.

Prior to coming to GWU’s Center for Rehabilitation Counseling Research and Education (CRCRE), Nichole spent her career working in a variety of locations relevant to supporting the integration of individuals with disabilities in their communities. Notable experiences include serving as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor in a State VR agency and working for non-profit organizations serving as both a provider of supported employment and developing programs and services for the implementation of related services. In addition to her role with the CRCRE, Nichole serves as a limited service adjunct instructor for GWU’s master programs in Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling and currently serves as a member on the CRCC Ethics Committee.

The contents of this training was developed with support from the: Center for Innovative Training in Vocational Rehabilitation (CIT-VR), funded under (#H263C190007) by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (OSERS), Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA).

Opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the U.S. Department of Education, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education.

This webinar is close captioned and a transcript is available.