From Burnout to Balanced: Using Conscious CARE for Well-being in OT Practice
In honor of Health Workforce Well-Being Day, this webinar is offered at no cost to AOTA members and nonmembers.
Upon registration you will receive the Zoom link and a calendar invite. Registration is limited and this session will be recorded.
From Burnout to Balanced: Using Conscious CARE for Well-being in OT Practice
Practitioner well-being is the foundation of professional vitality and excellence. In this session, Dr. Douglene Jackson introduces restorative approaches through the lens of her pioneering work in human-centered innovation. Participants will explore the realities of stress and burnout in everyday practice while gaining practical tools to support workforce well-being. By integrating mindfulness and restorative techniques, this session empowers practitioners to prioritize their own health and well-being for sustainable, high-quality care.
Speaker: Douglene Jackson, PhD, OTR/L, LMT, ATP, CYT, FAOTA, 2025 AOTA Dr. Lela Llorens Award Recipient
Beyond burnout: Focusing on the health of the healthcare workforce
Health professionals increasingly face chronic stressors such as high caseloads, administrative burdens, emotional fatigue, and systemic pressures that impact well-being over time. Left unaddressed, these stressors can progress into burnout. As the demands of practice continue to rise, developing strategies to support resilience and restore balance becomes essential not only for practitioner health but also for sustaining ethical, client-centered care. This session will guide practitioners to:
- Analyze the impact of chronic stress and burnout on workforce well-being and therapeutic efficacy for the occupational therapy practitioner.
- Apply components of the Conscious CARE framework to develop daily restorative routines that facilitate immediate and long-term well-being.
- Construct a personal toolkit of restorative approaches designed to support sustainable practitioner well-being.
Session Speaker
Dr. Douglene Jackson is an award-winning visionary, leader, educator, and innovator with over 25 years of experience in health, rehabilitation, and systemic advocacy. A Fellow of the American Occupational Therapy Association and recipient of its prestigious Award of Merit, she pioneers human-centered approaches to improve well-being and health equity as CEO of the GIFTS Institute. By blending clinical expertise in health and well-being with modern innovations in AI and UI/UX design, she drives transformative solutions for organizations and populations worldwide. As an international speaker and TEDx alumna, Dr. Jackson is dedicated to redefining the boundaries of health and wellness to create a more compassionate future.
Health Workforce Well-Being (HWWB) Day
March 18 is the national Health Workforce Well-Being (HWWB) Day. The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) recognizes HWWB Day as an annual event to bring awareness to an improved health workforce well-being and patient care outcomes. AOTA is recognized as a Change Maker with the National Academy of Medicine.
The Health HWWB Day aims to recognize the importance of protecting health workers’ well-being to sustain our health system and ensure quality patient care. HWWB Day is also a day for action—learning from one another on the progress to advance the movement to support health worker well-being and expand evidence-informed solutions to make system-wide changes to improve health worker well-being and transform cultures.
BOLD Conversations
This event is the first session in a three-part series on clinician well-being and is part of the new Belonging, Opportunities, Leadership Development (BOLD) initiative—AOTA’s integrated framework designed to expand and sustain equitable access, inclusive leadership, and professional visibility within occupational therapy.