Course Information

LIVE WEBINAR MAY 14TH 12:30-1:30PM EST. CAN'T MAKE THE LIVE WEBINAR. NO WORRIES! REGISTER FOR THE RECORDED WEBINAR OFFERED MAY 15-31ST. LAST DAY TO REGISTER IS MAY 31ST. POST-TEST MUST BE COMPETED BY MAY 31ST.


As demands on practitioners have raised and the complexity of patients’ cases has increased, on top of an already stressed healthcare system, the call for prioritizing mindfulness and focusing on compassion to support speech-language pathologists has become necessary. Mindfulness has been shown in the research to reduce symptoms of stress & burnout, improve practitioner satisfaction as well as enhance teamwork and patient safety, & goal outcomes. Focusing on practitioner compassion has many benefits for themselves and their patients across a wide variety of conditions. These approachable, simple and low cost strategies are an impactful way to improve patient care while increasing practitioners’ health & satisfaction. 

Learning Objectives


  • Identify the symptoms of burnout and their impacts on patient care.
  • Describe the compassion crisis across the healthcare system and how it is increasing cost and dissatisfaction, as well as patients in harms way.
  • Summarize the research and concepts of mindfulness.
  • List simple strategies to bring mindfulness to their daily practice

Agenda

  • 12:30 Welcome, review & mindfulness moment of breath and loving-kindness
  • 12:40 Discuss symptoms and impacts of practitioner burnout 
  • 12:50 Review research pointing at a compassion crisis and it’s effects
  • 1:00 Present simple, research-backed mindfulness strategies to increase presence and compassion
  • 1:15 Questions and Discussion
  • 1:30 Adjourn

Course Disclosure

This webinar is focused on how the approach of mindfulness can improve care. 

Joining the Webinar

You will find information on how to join and complete this live webinar and webinar recording  in the course portal located on our Thinkific dashboard once you complete the course registration. One the day of the webinar please log in approximately 10 minutes before the start time to ensure you do not have any technical challenges.

Webinar Notice

Successful participation in this course includes completion of the post-test with a score of 80% or higher, then participants will automatically receive a course completion certificate.  

This course is offered for 1.0 Professional Development Hours. We can report your participation to ASHA if you choose for 0.1 ASHA CEUs, just be sure to include your ASHA number when you register. If you do not want your participation reported to ASHA, you have the option to decline on the course registration page. 


If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or call 877-390-1887.

Live Webinar | May 14, 2025 12:30 to 1:30 pm EST

Instructor(s)

M.S., CCC-SLP Rachel Hatteburg Walt

Rachel Hatteberg MS, CCC-SLP received her Undergraduate and Master’s Degrees from the University of Kentucky. Rachel has practiced as a Speech Pathologist for 15 years primarily in acute care setting and has been performing FEES since 2008. She also served as course instructor for Carolina Speech Pathology's (now Patheous Health) FEES Training courses for almost 10 years. Rachel is also a Holistic Health Coach, Reiki Master, and Meditation Teacher. She has always valued a whole-patient approach to care and now uses her additional trainings and experiences to help aid in outcomes. Rachel has the following financial relationship to disclose: she receives per diem pay from Patheous Health and a stipend for this course from Patheous Health. Rachel has no non-financial relationships to disclose.