Well Workplaces Require Well Leaders for a Well Future:
Understanding, Addressing, and Navigating Counselor Burnout Beyond “Self-Care”
The American Counseling Association workforce report has identified burnout as a primary concern for Counselors, with many believing that burnout and feelings of being overworked will continue to significantly impact the Counseling profession over the next 3 to 5 years. Despite attempts to navigate the issues through ethical guidelines and continued research, the problem persists. Seemingly, literature tends to focus either on personal or systemic responsibility, but rarely both simultaneously. This presentation will discuss burnout from a combined lens, allowing Counselors to hold themselves and others accountable, and to ultimately combat burnout together. The presenter will provide a real-talk, “no fluff” space for Counseling professionals who desire more than performative self-care and are ready for wellness that sticks. Together, the participants and presenter will name the burnout, unpack the barriers, and build strategies that support purpose without sacrificing peace.
Participants will be able to:
- understand the personal responsibility of burnout on three levels: survival, success, and significance.
- address the systemic responsibility of burnout based on primary wellness needs.
- identify and implement three to five wellness tools and strategies for a well workplace and well-organized leadership
PaQuita R. Pullen, PhD, NCC, LPC-MHSP
Dr. Pullen, serves as the Founder & CEO of Ubuntu Counseling & Wellness in Nashville, Tennessee. She is also a board approved clinical supervisor and mentor.
Dr. Pullen received her master’s in clinical mental health counseling at Trevecca Nazarene University as well as her PhD in counselor education and supervision. She is a member of Chi Sigma Iota (CSI) and the Tennessee Licensed Professional Counselors Association (TLPCA).
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