Applications in the Soft Skills: Fear, Motivation, and Compassion Fatigue
Presented by Mike Studer
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Practitioners are more likely to experience compassion fatigue (often referred to as “burnout”) when they are faced with complex patients. Complex patients can be labeled “unmotivated,” and patients who are fearful can be seen as “not appropriate for therapy.” This course will address all three—burnout, fear, and motivation—with practical applications in each.
Learning Objectives
- Develop an approach to fearful patients that maximizes engagement and therapeutic alliance
- Develop an approach to welcome an open discussion about fatigue and to educate patients on the nature of fear
- Design an approach to patient care that recognizes and minimizes compassion fatigue
Meet your instructor
Mike Studer
Dr. Mike Studer has been a PT since 1991. He has been board certified in neurologic PT since 1995 and has been a private practice owner since 2005. Dr. Studer has been an invited speaker covering 50 states, 10 countries, and 4 continents, speaking on topics such as cognition and psychology in rehabilitation, aging, stroke,…
Chapters & learning objectives
1. Addressing and Overcoming Fear
In this chapter, attendees will witness how to define fear and how to leverage evidence on fear.
2. Maximizing Motivation Despite Fear: Applied
In this chapter, attendees will witness how to utilize evidence in gamification, loss aversion, and protection motivation theory to maximize motivation across many situations to meet a wide variety of individuals’ needs.
3. Preventing Compassion Fatigue
In this chapter, attendees will witness how to utilize evidence in autonomy, therapeutic alliance, and motivational interviewing to collaborate, rather than to burn out in patient care.
