By Wayne M. Sotile, Ph.D.
Author of: Letting Go of What’s Holding You Back
Every healthcare system today faces unrelenting change, and mismanaged change fatigue is leading to an epidemic of costly burnout across health professions. An antidote to this cycle is now available. Clinical psychologist Wayne M. Sotile elucidates evidence-based tactics and strategies for managing the “psychological underbelly” of coping with change and deepening resilience – that ability to get through hard times and emerge stronger for having had the experience. With humor, compassion, and clarity, Wayne walks audiences through a microcosm of the resilience-boosting process he and his team have used for more than 30 years with busy healthcare professionals. Along the way, he shares key finding from his own cutting-edge, peer-reviewed research on burnout, career satisfaction, and work/life balance among healthcare professionals; findings that audiences universally find to be surprising and motivating. [For example: Number of hours worked is not the main predictor of burnout. And the key to resolving work/life “balance” angst typically has nothing to do with working less; it’s all about engaging more fully while at work, and returning home in a positive mood.]
Wayne’s presentations combine inspiring case vignettes, thought-provoking self-assessments, and pointed descriptions of what does and does not rejuvenate resilience – all delivered with a mixture of just the right amounts of his South Louisiana humor and compelling stories that galvanize key points. The result is one of the most unique, highly rated presentations across healthcare today.
Topics include
- How Provider Happiness Affects Patient Outcomes
- Truths and Myths about Resilience
- External and Internal Threats to Resilience
- Assess Yourself!
- Burnout
- Stress
- Coping Style
- Explanatory/Attitude Styles
- Little Changes that Make Big Differences
- The “Psychological Underbelly” of Changing for Good
- Vital Variables for Influencing Others
- Learning to Lead Like an Optimist..And Why It Matters
- Flexing Your Leadership Style
- The Resilience Toolkit
- Deepening Leadership Resilience
- Choosing Resilience at Work and Home
Objectives
- Describe results from landmark research that showed how “good work” is good for families
- Discuss the four factors that differentiate “good work”
- Discuss individual and contextual factors that contribute to burnout
- Specify at least four evidence-based strategies for safeguarding resilience
- List three ways to boost team resilience
- Discuss evidence-based solutions to work/life challenges employed by thriving individuals, couples, and families working in healthcare today