Burnout – The hidden epidemic

How we can help

Clinical burnout is when the body has forced a stop in some way, so it is relatively easy to spot for a clinician, although it’s not uncommon for the sufferer to be unaware of the important role that chronic stress has had in this. We can recognise this in our clients, but they feel like an elastic band that is stretched to its limit and can snap at any time. The ICD-11 currently classifies burnout as a syndrome – a set of physical, emotional or behavioural signs and complaints that appear alongside each other, creating a state that is out of the norm. Often, we recognise that our client is responding to their ‘fawn’ response and is a high-functioning people pleaser. Symptoms include work overload, having too much to do and not enough time to do it. Also, a lack of control and having little or no agency over decisions that affect how to spend time effectively. In this presentation, Ian will demonstrate how to identify sufficient rewards and ways in which our clients can leave feeling valued. We are in a prime position to recognise burnout symptoms in our clients and offer real help based on acknowledged good practice, which Ian will demonstrate. You will leave this presentation with a sound understanding of techniques to use to help the client recover from burnout.

A clinical hypnotherapist for over thirteen years with a thriving practice in Botley Hampshire. Ian trains students to achieve their NCH Practitioners Diploma plus the UK Academy's Advance Diploma. He also is the primary trainer for the NCH's Supervision Certificate. Ian also volunteers for Anxiety UK. Ian has spoken at many conferences in his professional career and was a speaker at last years conference.