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PROFESSIONAL RESILIENCE
Amy Yillik, EdDApril 12, 2019
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92% OF AMERICANS BELIEVE STRESS NEGATIVELY IMPACTS HEATH
31%of Americans believe stress
negatively impacts their health
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Stress & Mental Health Providers
◦ 2010 Survey (CNNMoney.com) asked mental health providers to rate their stress levels
(Scale 1 -5; 1 = totally stress-free; 5 = most stress you could imagine)
◦40% = 4
◦12% = 5
Majority of us report very high levels of
stress within our jobs
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Job Stressors
1.PAPERWORK2. TOO MANY/TOO FEW PATIENTS
3. TOO LITTLE TIME WITH PATIENTS
4. BUDGET RESTRICTIONS
5. CONFLICT WITH MANAGEMENT &/OR COLLEAGUES
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Burnout Cycle
Compulsion to Prove Yourself
Work Harder
Ignore Your Needs
Panic, Conflict
Hyper-Focus on Work
Denial,
Blaming
Withdrawal
Poor Coping Strategies
Others Concerned
Numb, Robotic
Worthlessness
Depression,
Exhaustion
STRESS AROUSAL
• High Blood Pressure
• Grinding Teeth
• Insomnia
• Poor Concentration
• Headaches
ENERGY
• Procrastination
• Tardy
• Late Work
• Decreased Sexual Desire
• Apathy
CONSERVATION
• Cynical
• Resentful
• Self-Medicating
• Increased Sick Days
• Persistent Tiredness
EXHAUSTION
• Depression
• Digestive Problems
• Desire to ’Drop Out’ of Society
• Suicidal Thoughts
• Chronic Headaches
Freudenberger & North (1985)
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Long-term effects of prolonged stress exposure:
◦ Fatigue
◦ Sleep Disruption
◦ Weakened Immune
System
◦ Reduced Cognitive
Functioning
◦ Cardiovascular
Concerns
◦ Muscle Pains,
Spasms
◦ Psoriasis, Eczema,
Acne
◦ Reproductive Health
◦ Cancer
Hormonal
Imbalance
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How safe are
we right now?
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Impact on Change in Counseling Participants
40%
30%
15%
15%
Change Factors
Extratherapeutic
Activities
Therapeutic Relationship
Positive Expectancy
Technique
(Lambert & Barley, 2001)
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Counseling Impacts & Change
50%
25%
25%
Therapeutic Change
Therapeutic
Relationship
Hope
Techniques
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We cannot meet
suffering or despair
with exhaustion
and expect to
impart hope.
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WHAT TO DO?!?!?
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YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO
SET YOURSELF ON FIRE
TO KEEP OTHERS WARM
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Mindful: Being Present
◦ACTIVELY, INTENTIONALLY, DILIGENTLY, & INTENSELY RELAX!!!!
◦ PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR BODY
◦ “CHECK OUT” REGULARLY (5-20 MIN) AND BRIEFLY (2-3 SEC)
◦ PERFORM SOFT-BELLY BREATHING & PELVIC FLOOR RELAXATION PRIOR TO & DURING STRESSFUL ACTIVITIES
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Maitri CHODRON, (1996)
MEDITATING BODHISATTVA, ca 520s
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Finding Balance withSelf-Care
From www.olgaphoenix.com
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stressful/default.aspx• Chodron, P. (1996). When Things Fall Apart. Shambala: Boston.• Courtois, C.A. & Julian D. Ford, J.D. (2009) Treating Complex Traumatic Stress
Disorders: An Evidence-Based Guide. New York: Guilford Press. • Freudenberger, H., & North, G. (1985). Women’s Burnout. Doubleday Publishing: NY.• Gentry, J.E. (August 2014). Trauma Competency Conference: The 10 Core
Competencies of Trauma, PTSD, Grief & Loss. IATP.• Gentry, J.E. (2014). Evidence-Based Trauma Treatments & Interventions. PESI.• Lambert, M., & Barley, D. (2001). Research Summary on the Therapeutic Relationship
and Psychotherapy Outcome. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, Vol 38(4), 2001, 357-361
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