{"id":22042,"date":"2026-07-22T08:19:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T12:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/?p=22042"},"modified":"2026-07-20T09:44:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T13:44:10","slug":"elizabethtown-college-launches-resilience-mindfulness-for-professional-leadership-graduate-certificate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/2026\/07\/22\/elizabethtown-college-launches-resilience-mindfulness-for-professional-leadership-graduate-certificate\/","title":{"rendered":"Elizabethtown College Launches Resilience & Mindfulness for Professional Leadership Graduate Certificate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Elizabethtown College\u2019s School of Graduate and Professional Studies is providing frontline professionals with evidence-based strategies to build resilience, prevent burnout, and lead with intention through the recently launched <\/span>Graduate Certificate in Resilience & Mindfulness for Professional Leadership<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs professionals in education, healthcare, social services, and other frontline fields face unprecedented levels of stress, institutions of higher education have a responsibility to provide meaningful solutions,\u201d Elizabethtown College Dean of the School of Graduate and Professional Studies Dr. Marcy McCarty said. \u201cThis new graduate certificate equips professionals to reduce burnout and lead with greater compassion. The program reflects our commitment to educating leaders who not only excel in their professions but also sustain their capacity to serve others effectively.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The program fulfills a growing need to address stress, compassion fatigue, and burnout among teachers, healthcare professionals, counselors, first responders, and other frontline professionals. Through online coursework and one hybrid weekend-intensive course, participants will build the self-awareness, stress-regulation skills, and emotional intelligence needed to navigate workplace challenges, strengthen their own well-being, and lead with presence.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBy combining mindfulness, neuroscience, and practical leadership development, we are preparing professionals to create healthier workplaces, stronger communities, and lasting positive impact,\u201d McCarty said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Designed for working professionals, the 12-credit program can be completed in as little as one year. Credits earned can be stacked into Etown’s <\/span>M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>M.Ed. in Educational Leadership<\/span><\/a>, or <\/span>Post-Professional Doctorate of Occupational Therapy<\/span><\/a> for a streamlined pathway to further education. Classes begin Oct. 19.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Discover more about this graduate certificate program at Elizabethtown College School for Graduate and Professional Studies.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Elizabethtown College\u2019s School of Graduate and Professional Studies is providing frontline professionals with evidence-based strategies to build resilience, prevent burnout, and lead with intention through the recently launched Graduate Certificate in Resilience & Mindfulness for Professional Leadership. \u201cAs professionals in education, healthcare, social services, and other frontline fields face unprecedented levels of stress, institutions of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":140,"featured_media":22043,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1338,775],"tags":[197,2266,1350,2687,2686,1419],"class_list":["post-22042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academics-and-research","category-campus","tag-elizabethtown-college","tag-elizabethtown-college-school-of-graduate-and-professional-studies","tag-etown","tag-graduate-certificate","tag-resilience-mindfulness-for-professional-leadership","tag-sgps","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/140"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22042"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22042\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22045,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22042\/revisions\/22045"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}