Compassion Fatigue & Clinician Wellbeing
Description
This session is designed for health professionals seeking to sustain empathy, resilience and long-term wellbeing in emotionally demanding healthcare environments.
The challenge
Healthcare professionals are routinely exposed to high emotional load, trauma and sustained pressure. Over time, this can significantly affect wellbeing, performance and professional sustainability. Common challenges include:
Compassion fatigue and emotional exhaustion
Burnout and reduced professional engagement
Difficulty maintaining empathy under sustained pressure
Chronic stress and cognitive overload
Balancing patient care with personal wellbeing
Our approach
Grounded in psychology and evidence-based resilience research, this session focuses on practical strategies that strengthen sustainable wellbeing and professional resilience in clinical practice.
What you’ll explore
The psychology of compassion fatigue and burnout
Evidence-based resilience and recovery strategies
Emotional regulation techniques for healthcare professionals
Practical approaches to sustaining empathy and engagement
Boundary-setting and wellbeing frameworks for long-term practice
Who this is for
Health practitioners, nurses, allied health professionals and clinical leaders navigating emotionally demanding healthcare environments.
This is a wellbeing and sustainable performance-focused session.
CPD eligibility
Every Limestone Group health program is structured to support AHPRA CPD requirements, including evidence of identified learning needs, learning objectives and documented reflection. Programs are designed to strengthen the professional and psychological capabilities that shape effective healthcare practice, including communication, leadership, ethical decision-making and wellbeing.
A certificate of completion is provided for your CPD portfolio and AHPRA audit record.
Lineup
Suzanne (Sues) Tonks
Sues Tonks is the Managing Director of Limestone Group and one of Australia's most experienced practitioners at the intersection of psychology, executive leadership, and strategic communication. She is completing a Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology at Monash University as part of a double award programme incorporating the Masters of Educational and Developmental Psychology. She has completed all coursework, placements, and her thesis, with conferral pending publication of a submitted peer-reviewed journal article currently under review. She holds Provisional Psychologist registration with AHPRA. Sues also holds a Bachelor of Business and Commerce and a degree in Communication, and brings more than 20 years of senior practice across C-suite executive development, corporate strategy, government, not-for-profit organisations, creative agencies, and business owners. Her specialisations include issues management and public relations, and she has worked intimately with global brands and ambitious entrepreneurs at the highest level of decision-making. She is the developer of the AIMPI (AI Management Personality Inventory) and leads all Limestone Group programmes, coaching, and strategic intensives. Sues is a sought-after speaker and guest panelist on leadership, AI, psychology in professional practice, and the future of work.
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