Despite a behavioral health workforce shortage, there is an increased demand for clinical services. Clinicians and counseling programs are expected to do more with less - in a faster time frame. There is less time, fewer staff and fewer financial resources. Clinician self-care is an ethical responsibility, however, the pressure to meet treatment demands overwhelms and implies clinician self-sacrifice. This attitude leads to compassion fatigue and burnout. This session is based on insight gained from a recent Clinician Needs Survey and seeks to provide concrete interventions to further a culture change that supports effective clinical supervision for clinician self-care as well as clinical practice that assures patient safety.

Part 1/Hour 1
• Introduction of why the Clinician Needs Assessment Survey was developed
• Define compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, burnout
• Discuss application of the Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL)
• Review association codes of ethics related to self-care

Part 2/Hour 2

• Examine 6 levels of intervention as defined by APA (American Psychological Association)
• Practice Homebase, an evidence-informed intervention
• Identify the change mechanism of positive self-directed brain plasticity  
• Discuss core competencies for responsive clinical supervision