Course Outline

After the training session, participants will:
1. Feel more confident recognizing early signs of burnout, compassion fatigue, and emotional exhaustion.

2. Understand how to care for their own mental health while continuing to care for others.

3. Walk away with a personalized action plan they can use immediately on the floor.

Course Description
Healthcare professionals are no strangers to stress. The demands of caring for others, managing unpredictable situations, and working in high-pressure environments can take a toll on physical, emotional, and mental well-being.

From Burnout to Balance is a practical, engaging course designed to help healthcare staff recognize signs of stress and burnout, understand the root causes, and apply effective strategies to build resilience and promote well-being at work. Whether you're on the frontlines or supporting from behind the scenes, this course offers tools you can use right away to care for yourself—so you can keep caring for others.

Audience: Frontline staff, Mental Health Workers, Allied Health Staff, Leadership, etc.

Trainer Bio

Joses Wong is an education specialist who currently works at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Canada’s largest teaching and research hospital. He began his career at CAMH in the dual diagnosis unit as a recreation therapist, where he utilized many de-escalation skills. During this time, he also helped facilitate the Trama Informed De-escalation and Education for Safety course for new staff working at CAMH. As a result of his facilitation skills, he ended up working in CAMH’s education department as an Education Specialist, where he runs different mental health related workshops with various organizations around Canada. In his free time, he enjoys staying active through beach volleyball, fencing, and stand up paddleboarding.