Clinicians and healthcare professionals provide tremendous support to patients and clients. However, the often ongoing roles, responsibilities, and demands common in these professions can result in burnout and exhaustion. This webinar will provide a framework to understand risk factors associated with burnout and strategies to support one’s overall health and well-being.
Live Webinar
Thu, Jan 23, 2025 at 3:00 pm ESTUnder Review: AOTA/0.1 - Application has been made to the American Occupational Therapy Association's (AOTA's) Approved Provider Program.
Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to identify risk factors for burnout, fatigue, and stress.
- After this course, participants will be able to recognize strategies to support their overall health and well-being.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify what professionals can do to prevent these conditions and promote work-life balance.
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-15 Minutes | Risk factors for burnout, fatigue, stress |
| 15-25 Minutes | Identifying personal risk factors |
| 25-35 Minutes | Strategies to support health and well-being |
| 35-45 Minutes | Examples of self-care and making self-care a practice behavior |
| 45-55 Minutes | Preventing burnout and promoting well-being |
| 55-60 Minutes | Summary; Q&A |
Presented By
Christina Marsack-Topolewski
PhD LMSW
Christina Marsack-Topolewski, LMSW, PhD, is a licensed social worker and an Associate Professor of Social Work at Eastern Michigan University. She received her bachelor of science in Special Education from Wayne State University, a master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Michigan, and her PhD in Social Work with a dual title in Gerontology from Wayne State University. She has 20 years of experience supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their family caregivers. Dr. Marsack-Topolewski has worked as a professor, clinical therapist, teacher, consultant, and speaker. She has published over 80 research articles in scholarly journals and encyclopedias regarding individuals with disabilities, family caregiving, aging, and dementia. Dr. Marsack-Topolewski has been the lead principal investigator on multiple grant-funded programs tailoring services for individuals with disabilities, older adults, and chronic illnesses. She is an appointed board member of the U.S. National Task Group (NTG) on Intellectual Disability and Dementia Practices. Dr. Marsack-Topolewski’s research has been featured on National Public Radio (NPR) and ABC News Detroit. Over the past five years, she testified before members of the Michigan Legislature to advocate for new laws that protect against the exploitation and abuse of adults with disabilities. The first of these
house bills was signed into law in Michigan in December 2023. In 2024, she received the Ronald W. Collins Distinguished Research Award for Research Excellence. In addition, she received the Arc of Oakland County’s Advocacy Hall of Fame Award in 2024.
More
Financial: Christina Marsack-Topolewski received an honorarium for presenting this course. Non-financial: Christina Marsack-Topolewski has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
Sponsor Disclosure: This Course is presented by OccupationalTherapy.com, a Continued site.
Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.
Course participation information
To ensure you are ready to participate, please complete our short Test Drive to prepare your computer to view the course.
NOTE: Full attendance for all courses is mandatory. Please view the entire course.
Passing an online exam and completing a course evaluation will be required to earn continuing education credit.
Live Webinars allow presenter and participant interaction. The exam and course evaluation for these courses must be completed within 7 days of the event.
On-demand courses include texts, video and audio recordings of live webinars, and multimedia formats. The exam and course evaluation for on-demand courses must be completed within 30 days of course registration.
To participate in the course, complete the exam and course evaluation, and earn continuing education credit, you must be a OccupationalTherapy.com member. Participants must complete the entire course; partial credit is not allowed.
OccupationalTherapy.com is committed to ensuring accessibility to the widest possible audience. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone. If you have questions, requests, or would like to report an accessibility-related issue, please email accessibility@continued.com. We will review your request and respond in a timely manner.
Visit our Contact us page or give us a call if you have questions.