Name: Preventing Burnout – Building Skills for a Stronger School Year
Start: 2026-08-31T13:00:00-0700
End: 2026-08-31T15:00:00-0700

Welcome to the 2026 Tri-Cities Regional Symposium! Please CLICK HERE to register.

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Join School’s Out Washington for a day of learning, collaboration, and growth tailored to the strengths and needs of youth providers based in the Central and Eastern Washington region. Engage with experienced trainers from the field, build your skill toolkit, and explore applicable strategies to bring back to your program. Designed for youth providers at all experience levels, this professional development symposium is a unique opportunity for providers in the Central and Eastern Washington regions to connect and develop regionally relevant solutions for improving positive outcomes for children and youth.

Preventing Burnout – Building Skills for a Stronger School Year

Monday August 31, 2026 1:00pm - 3:00pm PDT

Learning Center

Participants will explore ways to care for their own needs while supporting their management team, students, families, and school communities amid limited resources and ever-changing demands. They will learn practical strategies for recognizing early warning signs of burnout for building strong boundaries, emotional regulation, and assertive communication skills to support burnout prevention, team member support, and program effectiveness. Throughout the session, participants will engage in small group discussions, reflection exercises, practical skill-building activities, and action planning to develop strategies they can apply immediately.

Participants will:

Strengthen boundaries while maintaining positive relationships with youth, families, and colleagues

Develop practical emotional regulation and communication skills

Create Burnout Prevention Action Plan for long-term well-being

Speakers

Aphrodite Beidler

Riverwalk Counseling

Aphrodite Beidler is a licensed mental health counselor and founder of Riverwalk Counseling in Richland, Washington. For nearly 30 years she has been helping adults navigate life's challenges, strengthen relationships, overcome obstacles, and thrive. She specializes in depression... Read More →

Monday August 31, 2026 1:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Learning Center 801 N 18th Ave, Pasco, WA 99301, USA

Workshop, Afternoon Session

Tri-Cities Regional Symposium

Aphrodite Beidler

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