You have heard about burnout.  You likely have felt it too.  Working in the homelessness sector is challenging at the best of times- and during the past 3 years even more so.  What can you do to help buffer the effects of so many demands and stressors?

By the end of this session, learners will be able to:

• Understand the interplay of stressors and protective factors and the effect they can have on anyone’s mental health
• Identify practical strategies you can apply to your daily life to cope with stressors, including times where client needs and/or job tasks can feel overwhelming
• Practice and experiment with using some of these strategies directly during the session

Instructor: 

Dr. Heather Fulton is a Registered Psychologist currently working as a supervisor of Psychiatry Resident Psychotherapy Training at Royal Columbian Hospital. She previously worked at the Burnaby Centre for Mental Health and Addiction as well as maintains a private practice. She has been studying, researching and working in the area of concurrent disorders, particularly with vulnerably housed individuals, for over 15 years. She is also a past volunteer of the Calgary Drop-in and Rehab Centre- a large facility in downtown Calgary that offers various levels of housing support, meals, essential health services as well as employment training.