The Get Started Strong Guide for New and Early Career Therapists (Carter - Live Interactive Webinar)

Course overview

Early-career burnout and workforce attrition continue to rise across rehabilitation professions, with recent reports estimating that thousands of physical and occupational therapists leave clinical practice annually due to stress, productivity pressures, poor onboarding experiences, and lack of career preparedness. Many new graduates enter the workforce highly skilled in examination and treatment techniques but underprepared for the realities of documentation efficiency, workplace communication, productivity standards, interview negotiation, and long-term career sustainability. Without practical guidance and mentorship during the transition to practice, clinicians may experience decreased job satisfaction, impaired confidence, increased burnout risk, and early departure from the profession. In today's rapidly evolving healthcare environment, new and early-career clinicians must develop both clinical and professional survival skills to build sustainable and rewarding careers in rehabilitation. This workshop will provide practical, immediately applicable strategies to help new and early-career therapists successfully transition from student to confident practicing clinician. Through interactive case discussions, real-world clinical scenarios, professional development activities, and guided problem-solving exercises, participants will learn strategies for improving time management, documentation efficiency, patient communication, interdisciplinary collaboration, interview preparation, workplace navigation, and burnout prevention. Attendees will leave with actionable tools, templates, and career development strategies they can immediately implement upon returning to their clinic, hospital, school, or rehabilitation setting to improve confidence, efficiency, professional growth, and long-term career sustainability.