CE Webinar: Prevention of Professional Burnout in Psychology Trainees: Challenges and Solutions
September 10, 2025 // 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm Central
Description
Presenter Bio
Jane Gray has a doctorate in School Psychology from UT Austin. She was the director of Psychology Training for the Texas Child Study Center/Dell Children’s Medical Center for 10 years before joining the core faculty of the University of Texas at Austin Department of Educational Psychology. She is currently an associate professor of practice and a director of clinical training. Jane has been awarded multiple training grants from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). She helped develop and lead the UT Integrated Behavioral Health Scholars program, a cross-campus collaborative that aims to train students in psychology, psychiatry, social work and nursing to provide evidence-based, culturally competent integrated care.
Abstract
The COVID 19 pandemic highlighted the problem of burnout in healthcare professionals, and graduate students in behavioral health programs have been particularly affected, reportingincreased mental health problems. How do training programs andsupportthe resilience of students who will go on to care for the most vulnerable members of thecommunity –those who struggle with mental health and/or substance use?How do supervisors and program administrators address the issue of compassion fatigue and burnout in a way that upholds the rigor of training programs, development of training competencies, and service needs of organizations? This talk will discuss these challenges and propose solutions and ideas informed by the scientific literature and the speaker’s clinical supervision and program leadership experience.
Learning Objectives
- Identify challenges and solutions related to addressing compassion fatigue and burnout in trainees.
- List at least one evidence based program for supporting resilience and professional self-care in mental health providers/trainees.
- Identify at least one action step for implementing a strategy or program to address/prevent burnout at the training program
