Preventing and Responding to Burnout

An important 2 hour course giving healthcare professionals the tools to recognise, prevent, and respond constructively to burnout — protecting your wellbeing and effectiveness at work. It is fully APT-accredited.

In healthcare and related fields, burnout is a common and serious issue. It can sap your energy, erode your professional effectiveness, and ultimately affect patient care. This engaging, APT-accredited, 2-hour course provides clear, evidence-based strategies to help you:

• Understand burnout and its causes.
• Recognise the early warning signs.
• Take practical steps to protect yourself and your colleagues.
• Build a supportive culture that reduces the risk of burnout for everyone.

Suitable for both teams and individuals, this course is grounded in research and designed for real-world application.

This APT-accredited course from the Association for Psychological Therapies is available 'online anytime' (self-paced learning) for teams and individuals and, including the extensive exam, is equivalent to 2-hours CPD.

Executive Summary:

"Preventing and Responding to Burnout" equips health professionals to safeguard their wellbeing and maintain appropriate resilience in demanding roles. The course combines the latest research with practical, usable strategies. It covers how burnout develops, how to spot it early, and how to respond in ways that restore energy and effectiveness — for yourself and for those you work with.

Who should attend?

This course is suitable for:

• Healthcare professionals at all levels, from frontline staff to managers.
• Teams in demanding services where stress and burnout are common.
• Individuals who want practical strategies to protect their own wellbeing.

What the course covers:

Understanding burnout

• What burnout is (and isn’t).
• Common signs and symptoms.
• What the major meta-studies say about burnout.

Why burnout happens

• Workload, control, fairness, reward, values, and community.
• Why burnout can arise even when work is reasonable.
• When “work-life balance” doesn’t help!

Preventing burnout

• Evidence-based personal strategies.
• Building resilience: sleep, exercise, diet, and recovery.
• Burnout and quality of care – and vice versa.
• Mental strategies: reframing, mindfulness, self-compassion.
• The role of meaning and purpose.

Responding to burnout

• Spotting early warning signs in yourself and others.
• What to do if you suspect you are becoming burnt out.
• Practical ways to make the work environment more rewarding.
• How biological and cognitive strategies apply.

What this course will do for you:​

• Understand the dynamics of burnout and why it arises.
• Gain practical tools to prevent burnout and restore balance.
• Learn how to respond constructively if burnout occurs.
• Contribute to building a healthier, more supportive workplace.

What you receive​:

• The opportunity to sit an exam (included).
• APT registration as having attended.
• A certificate of attendance.
• Access to downloadable material to plan your next step.

Why choose APT?​

• Trusted by over 120 NHS Trusts and all major independent providers.
• Accreditation built on live delegate feedback, making it evidence-based and meaningful.
• More than 40 years’ experience delivering gold-standard mental health training.
• Over 150,000 professionals trained worldwide.

Bookings:

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If you would like to be invoiced please click here (once the invoice has been paid or upon receipt of an official Purchase Order, we can then grant access to the course).