Resilience: Preventing Burnout Among Public Health Professionals, Faculty, Clinicians, and Trainees
Psychologists define resilience as the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats, or significant sources of stress. As much as resilience involves “bouncing back” from these difficult experiences, it can also involve profound personal growth1.
According to peer-reviewed studies, there are actually three different subtypes of burnout — “exhaustion” (feeling overloaded with work's demands or commitments), “under-challenged” (feeling a lack of development), and “worn-out” (wanting to give up and neglect one’s duties).2
Researchers believe the following model illustrates seven key characteristics of a resilient individual in addressing burnout3. Some of these characteristics are intrinsic abilities but all of them can be developed with the right kind of support and guidance. This training spotlight, guided by this model, aims to provide trainings that facilitate the translation of science to practice around the complex nature of personal resilience.
Start here with this NPR podcast
Continue here with these learning opportunities based on the Resilient Individual Framework
Emotional control is a person’s capability to understand and manage emotions in an appropriate way.
The Art of Managing Emotions. Date Developed: March 9, 2012. Source: World of Business Ideas. Presenter(s): Daniel Goleman. Type: Video/TEDx Talks. Level: Introductory. Length: 9 minutes.
6 Steps to Improve Your Emotional Intelligence. Date Developed: February 21, 2018. Source: TEDx Talks. Presenter(s): Ramona Hacker. Type: Video/TEDx Talks. Level: Introductory. Length: 17 minutes.
Strategies to Become More Emotionally Intelligent. Date Developed: November 20, 2017. Source: World of Business Ideas. Presenter(s): Daniel Goleman. Type: Video/TEDx Talks. Level: Introductory. Length: 10 minutes.
Emotional Intelligence. Date Developed: November 25, 2020. Source: Action for Happiness. Presenter(s): Daniel Goleman. Type: Video. Level: Introductory. Length: 59 minutes.
Positive self-regard is having belief in oneself by understanding personal values, strengths, capabilities and accomplishments.
Inside the Psychologist’s Studio with Albert Bandura. Date Developed: December 20, 2013. Source: Psychological Science. Presenter(s): Albert Bandura. Type: Video/Live Interview. Level: Introductory. Length: 46 minutes.
Sense of purpose is understanding what and who is important and having a sense of meaning in life.
How to Find Your True Purpose in Life. Date Developed: September 28, 2017. Source: JackCanfield- Maximizing Your Potential. Presenter(s): Jack Canfield. Type: Video. Level: Introductory. Length: 8 minutes.
What Makes Life Meaningful.Date Developed: March 14, 2013. Source: TEDxCSU Presenter(s): Michael Steger. Type: Video. Level: Introductory. Length: 17 minutes.
How to Find Meaning in Life. Date Developed: February 27, 2019. Source: American Psychological Association. Presenter(s): Clara Hill, PhD. Type: Audio. Level: Introductory. Length: 47 minutes.
Sense of well-being and balance is very personal and used help individuals identify how they maintain balance, health and energy to sustain performance in their professional life.
Supporting One Another in Times of Crisis. Date Developed: March 13, 2020. Source: Harvard Graduate School of Education. Presenter(s): Richard Weissbourd. Type: Video. Level: Introductory. Length: 2 minutes.
Put it all together with this timely learning opportunity
Public Health Workforce Resilience Resource Library (NACCHO).
This online portal includes multiple trainings to help public health workers build resilience and the following implementation-based resource:
Joy in Work Toolkit. This an adapted version of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Framework for Improving Joy in Work, modified to meet the needs of local governmental public health workforce.
Dent, F & Holton, H. (2013). Coping with Complexity. EFMD Global Focus, Volume 7, Issue 3.
This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UE8MC25742; MCH Navigator for $225,000/year. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.
Psychologists define resilience as the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats, or significant sources of stress. As much as resilience involves “bouncing back” from these difficult experiences, it can also involve profound personal growth1.