Course Description:
This course conveys considerations for therapists in relation to burnout prevention and recovery. It explores insight through the lens of various therapists with advanced experience exploring and treating burnout in health care workers, including using evidence based practices like Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) as a method to help healthcare workers recover from burnout.
Learning Objectives:
1. Explain the major causes and effects of therapist burnout on personal and professional well-being
2. Identify evidence-based strategies for preventing and recovering from burnout, including self-compassion and nervous system regulation
3. Recognize organizational and cultural factors that impact burnout and implement individualized prevention approaches
Audience: Graduate-level psychotherapists
Delivery Method: Online and non-interactive asynchronous, including a 30 minute audio recording and a 3,000 word written packet
Completion Requirements: Completion of podcast, packet, evaluation, and obtain a passing score of 70% or higher on the post-test will immediately issue a Certificate of Completion through the Learning Management System. Post-test can be re-taken a maximum of 3 times.
Number of CE Hours: 1
Instructors: Chelseyah Bolden, LPC; Natasha D'Arcangelo, LMHC; Shaina Siber-Sanderowitz, LCSW
Instructor Bio:
Chelseyah Bolden, LPC, is a private practice therapist with advanced experience in working with clients of culturally diverse backgrounds, and lived experience in understanding how her she relates to these clients impacts her own experience of clinician burnout.
Natasha D'Arcangelo, LMHC is a Certified Compassion Fatigue Professional and Certified Forward Facing Professional Resilience Coach and Consultant with a clinical focus in working with those experiencing compassion fatigue and burnout.
Shaina Siber-Sanderowitz, LCSW has served as a clinical leader with experience focused specifically on underserved populations and addressing systemic inequalities in healthcare. Her areas of experience also include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) for burnout.
Fees/ Cancellations: There is no charge for any "Save the Therapist" course, therefore fees, refunds, and cancellations do not apply.
Course Creation Date: 02/05/26
Contact: For questions, grievances, or to convey other comments contact info@savethetherapist.com. All inquires will be responded to within 2 weeks of time of contact.
Continuing Education Info:
Save the Therapist has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7676. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Save the Therapist is solely responsible for all aspects of programs.
Save the Therapist, #2288, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) Program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 01/20/2026–01/20/2028. Social workers completing this course receive 1 general continuing education credit.
