The Self-Care Institute Presents
The Intersections of
Burnout, Self-Care, and Social Justice
with Ami Kunimura, Ph.D., MT-BC
A 4-hour self-paced online course
5 CMTE Credits (3 ethics credits) | 4 CE Hours NCTRC Approved | 0.4 CEUs Approved by CPTA
Course Description
This 4-hour self-paced online course explores the relationships between social justice, burnout, and self-care.
You’ll learn how self-care can be a revolutionary act that sustains your well-being and supports social justice movements. You’ll also gain practical tools for preventing burnout and managing stress, so you can enjoy your work, advocate for what matters, and protect your well-being.
In Part One, we’ll explore burnout in relation to sociocultural identity, minority stress, systemic issues, and its impact on social justice movements. You’ll learn about the symptoms, risks, and causes of occupational burnout and activist burnout.
In Part Two we’ll explore self-care from a holistic, inclusive, and culturally sensitive approach. You’ll learn self-care strategies to prevent burnout at work and in activism, and experiential practices will be offered to cultivate compassion, courage, and resilience.
I will use the self-care practices and meditations demonstrated in this course in my own life and with my clients to promote healing, compassion, well-being, grounding, and a positive sense of self. My understanding of self-care has definitely changed.
Course Outline
PART ONE
Burnout & Social Justice
(1 hour 45 min Total)
Lesson 1: Welcome | Course Introduction (25 min)
- Course roadmap and tips for getting started
- Setting up a compassionate learning space
- Meet Ami
- Activity: Grounding practice
Lesson 2: Occupational Burnout & Social Justice (20 min)
- What is burnout?
- Symptoms and risk factors
- Professional minorities and emotional labor
- How social issues influence burnout
Lesson 3: Research on Burnout & Sociocultural Identity (20 Min)
- Research on occupational burnout and race
- Research on LGBTQIA+ workplace experiences
- Research on gender, disability, and neurodiversity
- Intersectionality and burnout
Lesson 4: Activist Burnout & Systemic Issues (20 min)
- What is activist burnout?
- Symptoms, causes, and consequences
- Systemic and social issues related to burnout
- How to start healing from burnout
Discussion and reflection: Systemic and social issues related to burnout (20 min)
PART TWO
Self-Care & Social Justice
(2 hours 15 min Total)
Lesson 5: Self-Care & Social Justice (40 Min)
- What is self-care?
- The historical roots of self-care and social justice activism
- A holistic and inclusive approach to self-care
- Self-care as a human right and ethical imperative
Lesson 6: Self-Care & Stress Management (20 min)
- Principles of stress management
- Self-care for minority stress
- Self-care for activist/advocacy fatigue
Lesson 7: Self-Care Practices for Burnout Prevention (30 min)
- Self-compassion
- Compassionate self-inquiry
- Restorative self-care
- Coping with difficult emotions
Lesson 8: Conclusion (15 min)
- Moving forward with courage, compassion, and resilience
- Burnout as a turning point for change
- Suggestions for independent reflection
Post-course reflection (30 min)
Course evaluation
This course was excellent. The content was insightful. I enjoyed learning about social justice through the self-care lens. The content was laid out clearly, the pace was just right, the exercises and reflections were poignant, and I learned a lot about myself.
Meet Dr. Ami Kunimura
Ami Kunimura (she/her) is the founder of The Self-Care Institute and your guide in The Intersections of Burnout, Self-Care, and Social Justice.
She holds a Ph.D. in Mind-Body Medicine, M.A. in Music Therapy, and B.A. in Psychology.
Ami provides therapeutic support for individuals and organizations worldwide with burnout prevention, burnout recovery, stress management, and sustainable self-care.
Ami has been a board-certified music therapist since 2006, specializing in mental health, trauma, and addictions treatment.
Ami has also taught as a lecturer at UCLA and as adjunct graduate faculty at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and Saybrook University.
Ami (pronounced Ah-me) was born and raised in Hawaii and splits her time between Southern California and The Big Island of Hawaii.
Ami Kunimura is an incredible teacher who embodies the aspects of self-care she teaches. This course helps connect the intersecting areas of self-care and activism with a mix of hands-on practices and in-depth research.
Continuing Education Opportunities
This course is open to all professionals.
We’ll provide a certificate of completion for each participant who finishes the course.
Music Therapists
Approved by CBMT for 5 CMTE credits
Fulfills 3 ethics credits
Recreation Therapists
Pre-approved by NCTRC
for 4 CE Hours (0.4 CEUs)
Physical Therapists
Approved for 0.4 CEUs by CPTA #25-334
Course Learning Objectives:
1. Participants will engage in self-care practices that prevent burnout and apply self-care tools that support an inclusive and culturally sensitive approach to self-care.
2. Participants will identify areas for personal and professional growth by increasing awareness and knowledge of occupational burnout and activist burnout.
3. Participants will examine one’s own values, biases, and assumptions regarding burnout, self-care, and social justice in a compassionate space.
4. Participants will identify trends in current practice and research that relate to sociocultural identity, ethics, social justice, burnout, and self-care.
This course allowed me to deeply explore my own feelings of burnout, understand various facets and types of burnout, and better take care of myself in order to better serve and be more present with the folks with whom I work.
FAQs
When and where does this course take place?
This is an asynchronous online course that you can take at your own pace. Upon enrollment, you’ll create a login and password to access the course anytime.
How long will it take to complete this course?
4 hours.
How long will I have access?
You will have access to the course and materials for one year.
Can I earn continuing education credits?
For music therapists, this course is approved by CBMT for 5 CMTE credits and this course fulfills 3 ethics credits.
For recreation therapists, this course is approved by NCTRC for 0.4 CEUs, or 4 CE hours.
For physical therapists in California, this course is approved for 0.4 CEUs by CPTA.
For all other professionals, we provide certificates of completion for general continuing education credit. Please check with your continuing education board to see if this course will be accepted as continuing education for your profession.
To receive a certificate of completion, participants will submit:
1. The course evaluation form to receive a certificate of completion.
2. Responses to the post-course reflection questions (from lesson 8).
Certificates will be emailed within two days of completing the evaluation.
What will we be doing in this course?
This course is a combination of educational and experiential material. This course provides an overview of current research and guides participants through self-reflection exercises and mind-body practices.
This course includes two parts and each part contains four lessons. Part One will focus on the intersections of burnout and social justice. Part Two will focus on the intersection of self-care and social justice. You can take this course at your own pace.
What is the cost to register?
$115
Do you offer group rates or scholarships?
Yes, we offer group rates for teams of 5 or more people. We also have 15 partial scholarships available for individuals in need of financial assistance and self-care support. Email support@selfcareinstitute.com for more info.
What’s the refund policy?
A full refund will be given to any participant who purchased the workshop, completed the workshop and assignments, and was not satisfied with the experience. To request a refund, email your purchase receipt, reason for refund, and completed course materials to support@selfcareinstitute.com. Requests must be sent within 45 days of purchase to qualify for a refund. Partial refunds or partial continuing education credit cannot be granted.
Any other questions? Email support@selfcareinstitute.com
If you’re feeling exhausted, discouraged, or disheartened right now – you are not alone.
In this course, we’ll tend to your big heart that longs for peace and compassion for yourself, your family, and your community.
And, we’ll work on keeping the light within you burning bright.
Ami’s course on the Intersections of Burnout, Self-care, and Social Justice is well worth the time. The course acknowledges our need as care providers and activists to be self-compassionate and take time for rest as well as action.
What You’ll Get When You Enroll
1-Year Access
You’ll have access to the course materials for one year and can take this course at your own pace
Continuing Education
Approved for 5 CMTE credits (fulfills 3 ethics credits) by CBMT, 0.4 CEUs by NCTRC, and 0.4 CEUs by CPTA
Self-Care Resources
Experiential research-based practices for stress management and burnout prevention you can use for yourself and with your clients
Tuition: $115
+ You’ll get immediate access upon enrollment
+ You’ll have access for one year and can take this course at your own pace
We have 15 partial scholarships available for individuals in need of financial assistance.
Email support@selfcareinstitute.com for more info.
SECURE CHECKOUT
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
CBMT & NCTRC APPROVED
Guarantee: A full refund will be given to any participant who purchased the workshop, completed the workshop and assignments, and was not satisfied with the experience. Refund requests must include purchase receipt, reason for refund, and completed course materials. Requests must be sent within 45 days of purchase to qualify for a refund. Partial refunds or partial continuing education credit cannot be granted.
Statement of relationship to CBMT: The Intersections of Burnout, Self-Care, and Social Justice is approved by the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT) for 5 CMTE credits. The Self-Care Institute #P-160 maintains responsibility for program quality and adherence to CBMT policies and criteria.
This continuing education session content is pre-approved by NCTRC for 0.4 CEUs.
This course is approved for 0.4 CEUs by CPTA #25-334.
Questions?
Contact us with the form at the bottom of this page
Or email support@selfcareinstitute.com
Participants’ Feedback
The tangible strategies for completing a stress response and the strategies for compassionate self-care were the most helpful takeaways from the course. In addition, the idea of self-care as a human right blew my mind, and I am so glad that I took this course.
This course strengthened my understanding of why engaging in self-care will make me a better and more focused clinician, as well as a more sensitive and inclusive clinician.
I appreciated gaining new tools to identify and verbalize the things I have been experiencing and, further, gaining some new ideas for self-care that will help validate my emotions while allowing me to continue advocating for social justice with healthier boundaries and expectations.
This course helped me understand why I was overloaded and helped release some guilt I have been feeling over that.
In recent years, I have struggled significantly with self-care practices due to a significant life event/loss, and this information is immensely helpful and valuable in both my life and work.
My biggest takeaway from this course is that there are terms and phrases that already exist to describe what I am experiencing and feeling in my daily work life. It has given me a lot to reflect on so I can more accurately identify what type of burnout I am experiencing and what kind of self-care will help.
I never realized that activism could lead to burnout. Now I understand why it can feel draining when advocating for my clients.
It was all so helpful! I often hear the term ‘burnout’ thrown around and prior to taking this course I had a very baseline understanding of the concept but this course allowed me to deeply explore my own feelings of burnout, understand various facets and types of burnout, and better take care of myself in order to better serve and be more present with the folks with whom I work.
This presenter clearly had a depth of knowledge and mastery of this topic that came through so well in this presentation.
It was fantastic to have language surrounding fatigue that comes with being a professional minority.
Examining the sociocultural perspectives of both self-care and burnout were eye opening to me. And the idea of burn-out as a symptom that can point to where things need to change. Both of these points have reframed how I look at self-care and burnout.
This is one of the most helpful online trainings I’ve ever done for my job and for myself. I can’t say enough about how much it has helped me.
Examining the sociocultural perspectives of both self-care and burnout was eye-opening to me.
I learned a lot of valuable skills and confronted some things in myself that would have continued to hold me back in the future.
I can’t say enough how much I appreciated this training. I took some of the meditation moments home and used them often to reflect deeper and try to make some changes in my life so that I don’t burn out completely.
I am more confident in myself now to be able to ask for a break or take a mental health day. I must practice what I preach.
My understanding of self-care has significantly evolved when considering its intersection with social justice. Previously, I viewed self-care as primarily an individual responsibility. I now understand that true self-care requires addressing both individual needs and the broader social and political context in which we live.
Though I understood self-care to be an ethical imperative, I did not have the verbiage to communicate it as a human right until after taking this course. My understanding and application of self-care has been expanded since considering how it intersects with social justice.
I struggle with self-care and relaxing, and I now have multiple tools to help further promote that in my future personal and professional life.
This course included so much relevant, eye-opening, and helpful information into more areas of my life than I was expecting.
This course was excellent. The content was insightful. I enjoyed learning about social justice through the self-care lens. The content was laid out clearly, the pace was just right, the exercises and reflections were poignant, and I learned a lot about myself.
I am so appreciative to see the connection between social justice and burnout and self-care; it allowed me to re-evaluate my internal adjustments regarding my work structure and the impact my sociocultural background can affect my choices in my MT practice and even how I view my self- care practices in relation to therapeutic interventions for my patients.
So much was very useful. What stood out to me was the fact that rest and self-care are a HUMAN RIGHT. That was very revelatory for me.
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