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Neurodiverse Spoon Theory: A Close Examination of Burnout and Employee Wellbeing

• Date: Wednesday, July 17, 2024
• Time: 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. ET
• Location: Online
• Fee: FREE (member); FREE (nonmember);

• This presentation aims to explore strategies that individuals and workplaces can implement to promote inclusion, prevent burnout, and harness the unique strengths of neurodivergent employees. By fostering a supportive and understanding environment, organizations can empower their workforces, unleash innovative ideas, and retain valuable talent.

• Summary

  In today's demanding work environments, burnout has become a prevalent concern. For neurodivergent individuals, the risk of burnout is significantly higher. Often, neurodivergent individuals feel compelled to mask their diagnoses, exerting additional effort to conform to perceived expectations. This constant masking, coupled with the inherent challenges of navigating a neurotypical world, can lead to severe emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion. For career services staff preparing individuals for workplace transition or liaising with employers, this presentation aims to explore strategies that individuals and workplaces can implement to promote inclusion, prevent burnout, and harness the unique strengths of neurodivergent employees.  

  Following this program, you will be able to:

  • Gain a basic understanding of neurodivergent burnout, spoon theory, and aspects of the intersectionality of the neurodivergent experience.

• Event Details

  Registration includes three-month, post-event access to the webinar archive.

  To view the presentation, supplemental materials, attendee list, your receipt, and your confirmation, use the "I’d Like To" option next to the Neurodiverse Spoon Theory: A Close Examination of Burnout and Employee Wellbeing listing in MyNACE > Events. Remember to download your copy of the presentation deck (available one to two days prior to the webinar). A video archive will be available there as well within five (5) business days of the webinar's completion.

  To see the NACE cancellation policy, please visit our FAQ page.

• Format

  During this one-hour webinar, the presenter will deliver a synchronized audio and PowerPoint presentation. Participants will have time for live Q&A throughout the program and may be asked to contribute opinions or feedback via live chat, virtual polling, and other mechanisms.

  
  
  

• Presenters

  

  Marlee Bickford-Bushey, Career Counselor, Landmark College

  Marlee Bickford-Bushey is a career advisor at Landmark College, and uses the lived experience as an autistic woman in her current role to foster self-advocacy and workplace transition skills with the college students that she works with. She has a Bachelor of Science from SUNY Plattsburgh in global studies and a Master of Science in student affairs and higher education.

  

  Jan Coplan, Director of Career Connections, Landmark College

  Jan Coplan, M.Ed. has more than 28 years’ experience in the field of education and has been a career counselor for the past eight years. She is currently the Senior Director of Career Connections and Employer Relations at Landmark College in Putney, Vermont, an institution exclusively for students who learn differently, including students with learning disabilities (such as dyslexia), ADHD, or autism. Jan is passionately committed to creating greater awareness of the advantages individuals with learning differences bring to the workplace. During her eight years at Landmark College, she has worked fervently to increase the number of professional work experiences for neurodiverse individuals both locally and nationwide, including placements at Hasbro, JP Morgan Chase, Microsoft, SAP, EY, Prudential, CAI Neurodiverse Solutions, Tufts Point 32 Health, and Dell Technologies. Jan is a member of the Executive Steering Committee for the College’s Center for Neurodiversity and serves as Chair of its Partnership Building Committee. She recently joined the Advisory Board for CAI Neurodiverse Solutions. Jan played an instrumental role in Landmark College becoming the first Neurodiversity Hub (a collaborative to create employment opportunities for neurodivergent students) in the United States and was appointed as an advisor to the Hub in the Fall 2018.

• Career Level: Basic-, intermediate-, and advanced-level career services, university relations and recruiting, and business affiliate professionals

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