Burnout among behavior analysts is a pressing issue, with heavy caseloads, emotional demands, and workplace challenges contributing to stress, burnout, reduced job satisfaction and work engagement, poor work-life balance, and turnover. Rather than placing the burden solely on the individual employee, this presentation examines burnout as a shared responsibility among employees, employers, and organizational culture. Drawing on research, I will provide an overview of key organizational, individual, and systemic factors that contribute to burnout among behavior analysts. I will discuss the roles of workload expectations, workplace support, leadership practices, and organizational culture, as well as personal strategies for resilience and boundary-setting. Additionally, evidence-based solutions for preventing and mitigating burnout at all levels—individual, employer, and organizational—will be discussed. By the end of this presentation, participants will be equipped with practical advice to advocate for healthier work environments, implement self-care strategies, and collaborate on systemic changes that promote sustainability in the field of behavior analysis.

3 Learning Objectives

  1. List key factors contributing to burnout among behavior analysts, including those at the individual, employer, and organizational levels.
  2. Identify research-based strategies for preventing and mitigating burnout at the personal, employer, and systemic levels.
  3. Develop actionable strategies to prevent and mitigate burnout at both personal and organizational levels.

About the Presenter

Julie M. Slowiak, Ph.D. is a Full Professor of Psychology at the University of Minnesota Duluth, Executive Director of the Behavior Analysis in Health, Sport, and Fitness Special Interest Group, and Founder of InJewel LLC, a values-focused coaching and consulting company. Dr. Slowiak earned a BA. in Psychology and Organizational Communication from the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire. Her M.A. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology and Ph.D. in Behavior Analysis are from Western Michigan University, where she specialized in organizational behavior management. She is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral. Dr. Slowiak’s research, teaching, and applied work focus on examining factors within physical and social work environments that influence employee health, performance, and well-being. Her research is best described as an interdisciplinary exploration at the intersection of behavior analysis, industrial/organizational psychology, and occupational health psychology. Most recently, her work has focused on examining factors associated with job burnout, including professional self-care and job crafting, particularly within healthcare and human service professions. A newer interest of Dr. Slowiak's focuses on exploring organizational factors that influence well-being and sustained employment of those with invisible and episodic chronic health conditions. Dr. Slowiak has presented at local, regional, and national conferences. Her empirical work has been published in the American Journal of Health Promotion, Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice, Behavior Analysis in Practice, Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, Quality Management in Health Care, and The Psychological Record. She served as the Lead Guest Editor for a recent special issue on Behavior Analysis in Health, Sport, and Fitness in the journal Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice and recently authored a chapter titled Sickness, Health, and Love: Managing Life and Work Demands in the text, Women in Behavior Science: Observations on Life Inside and Outside the Academy.

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Course information

  • Title: Behavior Analyst Burnout: Shared Responsibility and Workplace Solutions
  • Presenter: Julie Slowiak Ph.D., BCBA-D
  • Date: Thursday, May 29th, 2025
  • CEUs: 2 Learning
  • Time: 9:00 AM Pacific
  • Duration: 1 hour and 40 minutes
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