“Preventing professional burnout: Putting wellness research into action”
Professional burnout is common in academic settings with prevalence estimates often higher for women compared to men and ranging from 20% to 50% of workers. This seminar puts into action core tenants of the theories and research on professional burnout and wellness, particularly in academic and medical settings. Empirical research on professional burnout and wellness will be reviewed with an emphasis on practical applications. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in hands-on learning activities to help them to assess their symptoms of professional burnout as well as their strengths and areas of resilience. Participants will also be provided with additional tools and resources, both online and in the Madison area, that they can use beyond this seminar to enhance their wellbeing.
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize how research on wellness can be applied to feelings of professional burnout.
- List ways you are impacted by professional burnout.
- Develop a personalized plan for applying research-based wellness interventions to optimize your professional functioning.
February 6, 2020
8–10 am at Tripp Commons at Memorial Union
About Erri C. Hewitt
Erri Hewitt is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She balances her research training (MS in sociology focused on health care interventions and PhD in developmental psychology) with her clinical training (Certificate of Respecialization in clinic psychology) to serve patients, trainees and colleagues. She works with patients and their families throughout the lifespan to help optimize their mental health and wellbeing by offering scientifically-supported approaches to mental health care that are tailored to their individual needs.
Erri specializes in working with women in the pre- and postpartum periods, children and families coping with emotional and behavior problems as well as people who are adjusting to chronic illness and injuries. Erri has experience with cognitive-behavior therapy, dialectical behavior therapy and parent-child psychotherapy. In addition to directly working with patients, Erri lectures on mental health care and teaches psychiatry residents and psychology interns at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
