Poster 96 - Compassion Without Collapse: Resilience Strategies for Mental Health Professionals
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT
Location: Screen 23, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion
Mental health professionals often serve as the emotional anchors for others, but who supports them? In “Compassion Without Collapse,” participants will explore the challenges of compassion fatigue, secondary trauma, and burnout. They will leave with practical, evidence-based strategies to build resilience, restore balance, and sustain their passion for helping others.
Learning Objectives:
Identify the signs and symptoms of compassion fatigue and burnout in professional settings and distinguish them from general workplace stress.
Participants will learn practice tools for building emotional resilience, including mindfulness exercises and peer support systems, to prevent burnout in high stress mental health environments.
Develop a personalized action plan to implement sustainable self-care practices and workplace boundaries that prevent emotional exhaustion and promote long-term wellness.
Develop a personalized action plan to implement sustainable self-care practices and workplace boundaries that prevent emotional exhaustion and promote long-term wellness.
