Abstract: The purpose of this session is to explore the common refrain heard by professionals of color (working twice as hard to get half as far) and the impact that it has on job satisfaction, emotional and physical wellbeing, and burnout. This session will delve into the invisible labor and added pressure of being a person of color in the workspace, and how internal and external messages about competence, productivity, and expectations affect self-concept. This interactive session will help participants reflect on the messages they’ve received throughout their journey to becoming professionals and aid them in identifying strategies to unlearn unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. This presentation will incorporate concepts from Hershey’s Rest is Resistance model, Black feminist theory, and cognitive behavioral theory.
