Joy in Practice

Format: Self-paced Online

This activity is planned and hosted by Sandra Shallcross, PhD, LLC. Visit the course page for more information or contact [email protected]. 

Course Description
Find your path toward healing and discover new purpose in your work. This comprehensive training is founded in evidence-based solutions and tailored to meet the unique needs of healthcare professionals like you.  

Restore: Learn to heal from chronic stress. Discover ways to net more energy at the end of the day, make more time for yourself and cultivate nourishing relationships at home and work.

Reconnect: Rediscover your purpose in clinical work. develop essential skills for a sustainable and meaningful practice, even in a challenging, chaotic environment.

Renew: Cultivate emotional flexibility. Grow your capacity to fully embrace your life outside of work. Learn to recognize your needs and give yourself the gift of time and space to be human.

Course Structure: 

1. Register
2. Complete the course within six months of your purchase date or by 4/29/26, whichever comes sooner.
3. Complete the Course Evaluation form at the end of the course.
4. Print your Statement of Participation. Note your completion will be recorded in UMN’s CE Portal within six weeks of your course completion. You can access your CE Transcript by signing in with your email address, select My CE and transcript to view/download your records.
   
   Note that CE credits will only be recorded for learners who successfully complete all steps listed above. 

Estimated time to complete: 12 hours
Release date: May 1, 2023
Content valid through: April 29, 2026

1. Review the impact chronic stress and burnout have on provider health, and healthcare systems.
2. Identify signs of burnout and chronic stress.
3. Explain the neurobiology and pathophysiology of chronic stress.
4. Use evidence-based methods to prevent, manage and improve patient & healthcare professional wellbeing.
5. Implement strategies from the science of behavior change, including cognitive behavioral, mindfulness-based and self-compassion practices.
6. Develop a plan to manage contributors to patient and provider distress.

For more information and to register visit Restore Health Academy

Credit Designation Statements:

American Medical Association (AMA)
The University of Minnesota, Interprofessional Continuing Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 12.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
This enduring material is awarded up to 12.0 ANCC contact hours.

Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)
This activity is eligible for 12.0 ACPE contact hours. Information from the online evaluation form (which includes your NABP # and month and date of birth) will be uploaded to The Monitor within five weeks of your course completion. Pharmacists who do not provide this information will not be reported to The Monitor to receive CE credit.

      American Academy of PAs (AAPA)
University of Minnesota, Interprofessional Continuing Education has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 12.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until 4/29/26. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Other Healthcare Professionals
Other healthcare professionals who participate in this CE activity may submit their certificate of participation to their appropriate accrediting organizations or state boards for consideration of credit. The participant is responsible for determining whether this activity meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education.

Course Faculty: Sandra Shallcross, PhD

As a Counseling Psychologist, I have dedicated much of my career to understanding two things: 1) how individuals can recover and even grow after experiencing stress and trauma and 2) how people discover meaning and purpose in their lives. Since 2015, I have developed many modes of training for healthcare practitioners, from individual services to classes, talks and workshops. After witnessing the pandemic leave its mark on the hearts of so many clinicians, I realized it is time for a new way to support change. I am committed to evidence-based innovation to improve training and empower practitioners. I cannot say enough about how meaningful this work has become to me. I am so grateful to the healthcare professionals I have met for their inspiring examples of compassion and resilience. My work is grounded in the emerging gold-standard approaches for clinician well-being, including cognitive behavioral and mindfulness-based approaches. My teaching is also rooted in over two decades of personal practice with meditation and yoga. 

Planning Committee

Sandra Shallcross, PhD, Course Director and Instructor

Megan Brandeland, MD, Physician Planning Committee Member

Julibeth Lauren, PhD, APRN, ACNS-BC, Nurse Planning Committee Member

Pamela Phelps, PharmD, Pharmacist Planning Committee Member

Jeffry Estrin, PA-C, PA Planning Committee Member

Mark Rosenberg, MD, Consultant

Many thanks to the dozens of clinicians who agreed to share about specific educational needs during the planning process for this course, and the many healthcare professionals I’ve consulted with over the years. Their courage, insights and honesty have been an inspiration. Sandra Shallcross, PhD

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