| Presentation Proposal - NACADA Annual Conference |
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Code=558
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Conference Year:
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2026
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Title:
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Pouring from an Empty Cup: Who Takes Care of the Advisor? |
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Lead Presenter:
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Adriene Webster |
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Date:
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December 31, 1969 Time: 6:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
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Abstract:
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Academic advisors serve as the institutional frontline for student persistence, often absorbing academic, emotional, and crisis-related concerns. While advising scholarship emphasizes student success, far less attention is given to advisor well-being, emotional labor, and professional sustainability. Advisors routinely navigate high caseloads, mental health disclosures, institutional policy shifts, and accountability pressures frequently without structured support systems. Over time, this cumulative emotional labor may lead to compassion fatigue, burnout, and attrition, undermining both advisor effectiveness and student outcomes. This session reframes advisor well-being as a student success strategy rather than a personal resilience issue. Drawing upon emerging research on emotional labor and professional sustainability in higher education, participants will examine systemic contributors to advisor strain and explore institutional practices that foster sustainable advising cultures. Attendees will leave with actionable frameworks to support advisor wellness within their advising ecosystems. |
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Handouts
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Note: Handouts (if offered for this session) are accessible via the conference app. |
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