(Online) Self-Care for Clinicians
Between the COVID-19 pandemic and its repercussions as well as racial injustice rising to the forefront of public consciousness, there’s been a lot to process in the past year, right? Your profession requires you to work with others who are also affected by these extraordinary times and events. But have you been able to take time to slow down and think through your own responses?
This self-care program for clinicians and professionals will give you some of the space you need to process and reflect as well as the skills to help you manage and prevent burn out. Developing a greater awareness of your own emotions, beliefs and responses will help you be better able to hear and acknowledge the emotions, beliefs and responses of others.
2020 has shown us an increase in feelings of anger, fear, anxiety, resentment, fury, depression and loneliness. Subsequently, we may see poor coping mechanisms being relied upon (excess drinking, substance use, lack of exercise, intentional isolation, increased social media consumption, extreme fighting, lashing out) by ourselves and the people around us. This online professional development program will bring awareness to the despair and potential shame we may be feeling in order to heal ourselves and better support the people around us.
Together, we’ll develop strategies and share skills of resilience and hardiness. You can then put these strategies and skills into use while working with your clients, supervisors and teams (not to mention with your friends and family!).
As you strengthen yourself, you can use your insight and increased competence to improve your relationships and pass these capabilities on to your clients. With this enhanced insight and empathy, you can create a less anxious experience for yourself and a safer, more professional environment for your clients
DATES & TIMES
Friday, January 29, 6–8:00 p.m. ET
Saturday, January 30, 10:00 a.m.–Noon ET
This is a two-part program, offered 100% online. It can be taken from anywhere! The course is offered synchronously, on Eastern Time.
MODALITY
This interactive online program will be offered synchronously via Zoom—you’ll need access to a stable internet connection. There will be breakout sessions to connect with other participants. Your participation is required—this is not a recorded session.
PROGRAM BENEFITS
Through participating in this online professional development program, you’ll be able to apply the concepts below to your professional, personal, and interpersonal life.
- Gain insight about your personal and interactional dynamics through the lens of Emotional Literacy: recognition, regulation and empathy
- Become aware of your personal biases, including countertransference that may interfere with your personal and professional lives
- Explore your individual responses to issues related to culture, gender, health, race, class, and ethnicity
- Be able to change the way you feel by changing the way you think, through Cognitive Therapy methods
- Learn about Positive Psychology and practice choosing optimism, kindness, creativity, forgiveness, resilience, gratitude, positive reframing, and humor, highlighting your signature strengths rather than focus on your weaknesses
- Improve your conflict resolution skills using concepts rooted in Imago Therapy
WHO SHOULD ENROLL
- Clinicians
- Social workers
- Administrators in healthcare and education
- Doctors, nurses, surgeons, and anyone in the medical arena
- Dieticians
- Midwives, doulas and birth workers
INSTRUCTOR
Wendy Rapaport (LCSW, MSW, Psy.D) is a licensed clinical psychologist on the faculty at the University of Miami School of Medicine Diabetes Research Institute and the UMaine School of Social Work. She also is in private practice in Boca Raton, Florida, and has specialized in individual, marital, family and group therapy for 40 years. A professional writer, Rapaport has published more than 65 articles and lectures around the country. She was awarded the National Health Information Award for her book, “When Diabetes Hits Home: The Whole Family’s Guide to Emotional Health.” Rapaport is also the author of “Behavioural Approach: Changing the Dynamic between Patient and Professional in Diabetes Care”, “On the Couch with a Good Enough Poet”, “What do We Tell the Children” and “Friendship Matters”. Learn more about Dr. Wendy Rapaport on her website.
PROGRAM FEE
$75
Need-based scholarships are available for people who live or work in Knox or Waldo County who plan to use the skills gained in the course to benefit their community. More information about need-based scholarships is here.
Current UMaine students are eligible for a 20% discount. Use code STUDENT20 at checkout.
CLASS CAPACITY
12 Participants
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS
- 0.4 CEUs/4 contact hours
- Certificate of completion
For more information or to request an accommodation contact Michelle Patten, Conference and Professional Development Coordinator, um.fhc.pd@maine.edu; 207.338.8002.
