Dr. Marie-Hélène Pelletier - Helping Clinicians to Develop Resilience

Thoughts on Record: Podcast of the Ottawa Institute of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

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For many mental health clinicians, crafting resilience is an afterthought to managing the day-to-day demands of their professional life. Psychologist, consultant & author, Dr. Marie-Hélène Pelletier, joins us to discuss some of the themes explored in her new book: The Resilience Plan: A Strategic Approach to Optimizing Your Work Performance and Mental Health.

• the ethos behind the Resilience Plan
• what is burnout and what makes someone vulnerable
• some of the unique traps around burnout that are laid for clinicians in private practice /mental health, including the temperament of clinicians
• strategies for developing a sustainable model of practice based on a realistic audit of one's current demands
• resilience as a process of validating our experience, being realistic and remaining forward looking.
• why we need to be strategic about our resilience
• creative problem-solving with respect to allocation of our time, money and other resources
• why pushing yourself to be more resilient may cause more burnout
• some of the common rationalizations that clinicians employ to avoid self-care and how to flip some of these same rationalizations around to actually enhance self-care
• crafting resilience in the face of some of the more challenging realities of the health care system
• how clinicians in solo practice can create a source of community
• how to create a resilience plan
• strategies for those running practices to build an environment where teams (or the individual) can thrive and are less prone to burnout
• considering when it might be appropriate to take a leave of absence (with a specific focus on clinicians who may be self-employed)

Throughout her career in business management and psychology, Dr. Marie-Hélène Pelletier has spearheaded a dialogue on the crucial issues of leadership resilience and workplace health. Drawing on her extensive background in corporate, insurance, governance and public sectors, she brings national and international perspectives and expertise on mental health and resilience as a key pillar of overall health. She is a bilingual practicing psychologist with over 20 years of experience in clinical psychology and advisory workplace psychology and holds a Ph.D. and an MBA from the University of British Columbia. Marie-Hélène is a Member of the Global Clinical Practice Network of the World Health Organization, and past Director on the boards of the Canadian Psychological Association and the International Association of Applied Psychology. She has presented, authored and co-authored a number of industry and academic publications and has won numerous academic and industry awards. In 2024, Dr. Pelletier will release her new book, The Resilience Plan: A Strategic Approach to Optimizing Your Work Performance and Mental Health.
Pre-Order the Book: https://theresilienceplan.com/

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