{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F127c3444-27e8-448a-95ed-7c6e16d1f22c","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Compassion fatigue and burnout: What therapists need to know, with Howard Baumgarten","description":"How are you? I hope you are doing well and looking after yourself, because looking after yourself is often something that we talk about and encourage clients to do - but we\u2019re not so good at doing it ourselves. \n\nIf that sounds familiar, then you\u2019re going to love this episode as I have a very special guest with me. \n\nHoward Baumgarten is a Counsellor with his own practice in Lakewood, Colorado who has vast experience of helping counsellors both grow their practice and take better care of themselves. \n\nHe\u2019s an author - he wrote Private Practice Essentials \n\nA podcaster - check out Psych Biz where he produces shows with friend of the show Sarah Gershone. \n\nAnd he\u2019s a public speaker and wellness trainer too, covering topics such as Compassion Fatigue, Burnout Prevention, Resilience, Stress Management, and Conflict Resolution.\n\nSo he wears a lot of different hats. \n\nAnd today we look at stress, compassion fatigue and burnout - what they are, what\u2019s the difference, how to tell if you\u2019re suffering and what you can do to help yourself. \n\nThis is such an important topic for everyone, but especially those in the helping professions. \n\nI think you\u2019re going to like this\n\nIn this episode we explore:\n> What is the difference between compassion fatigue and burnout\n> Your relationship with stress\n> What are the signs to watch out for\n> What you can do to protect yourself\n\nAbout Howard Baumgarten \nHoward Baumgarten is a Licensed Professional Counsellor, author, consultant, speaker, wellness and small business-training expert, and owner of a mental health private practice in Lakewood, Colorado.\n\nHe is the founder of Smart Practice Central, a healthcare business-building platform that values intelligent, ethical, and clinically minded practice development, and provides clinical practice business consultation and training to private practices and healthcare agencies. \n\nHoward has lectured throughout the US on the integration of mental health, wellness and business, focusing on practice development, working within managed care systems, the impacts of the Affordable Care Act on mental health care, and work/life balance. \n\nHe is the author of Private Practice Essentials published in 2017. \n\nIn 2003, he developed and implemented the first practice building business curriculum in a graduate level-counselling program in the country at the University of Colorado, where he taught this curriculum for twelve years. \n\nHoward routinely consults and trains businesses and organizations across a variety of industries in work/life wellness, including managing stress, building resilience, creating balance, burnout prevention, teamwork, conflict resolution and other topics. \n\nHe has been quoted for his work with physicians and healthcare professionals around burnout prevention in Medical Economics Journal. \n\nHe is the former Director of Network Relations for Westside Behavioral Care, Inc., a clinical group practice he helped build into one of Colorado\u2019s largest outpatient behavioural health practices. \n\nHoward\u2019s work has led him toward a passion for researching and understanding compassion and human resilience, thus creating his practice model of \u201cIntegrative Resilience Theory,\u201d an approach to change and growth in which cultivating compassion is a key component. \n\nWhen not counselling, lecturing, teaching, researching, writing, presenting or consulting, you can find Howard hiking on a mountain top, skiing downhill, running on a trail, travelling, and spending time with his friends and family! \n\nListen to his podcast Psych Biz where he produces shows with friend of the show Sarah Gershone.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/7081d1e9-b057-4d73-83ac-8df31aeb0456/ue8o-h3j5-fgtok6jdxopsx4.jpg"}