Advanced Practice Provider Intervention Study to Promote Wellness

A Pilot Intervention Study to Promote Wellness in Advanced Practice Providers (APPs)

This exploratory pilot study is designed as interventional study to examine the efficacy of a wellness initiative that involves use of a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) to assist in the development of diverse coping strategies such as management of stressors, self-care, time management, and any other goals, problems or concerns that APPs would like assistance with during the intervention period.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate an educational professional wellness program designed to assist professional clinicians in developing self-awareness and self-care choices as a means to improve engagement and resilience and to avoid/reduce burnout.

Inclusion Criteria:

• employment within non-profit health care setting as a health care professional
• working at least 50% of time in direct patient care
• availability and interest in initial and follow-up wellness visits

Exclusion Criteria:

• actively participating in formalized counseling sessions through other services at time of recruitment into the study