Module 17: Burnout Prevention and Practitioner Sustainability
Vicarious trauma, caseload load management, boundaries, and the practical habits that keep good specialists in the field past year two.
Professional Growth
3 lessons33 minLearning outcomes
- Recognize early burnout and vicarious trauma indicators
- Manage caseload logistics to reduce avoidable strain
- Build a sustainability plan you will actually follow
Lessons
1. Recognizing the Signs Early
11 min
2. Load Management in the Field
12 min
3. A Sustainability Plan You Will Keep
10 min
Case-study exercise
Month seven
You are seven months in. You dread Mondays, you are four notes behind most weeks, you skipped your last two supervisions, and you recently described a participant as 'a frequent flyer.'
- 1. Identify the indicators present and their severity.
- 2. Write three specific scheduled commitments for the next 30 days.
- 3. Draft what you will say to your supervisor this week.
Prototype: responses are stored locally, not submitted for grading.
Module quiz
3 questions ยท 67% required to pass