Thriving in the Chaos: Supporting Students While Supporting Yourself
5/19/2026 - 5/19/20261:00 PM - 2:00 PM MST
Location: Zoom
Registration ends on 5/18/2026
Event Description
Financial aid professionals operate in a high-stakes environment marked by constant regulatory change, increasing student need, and significant emotional labor. This webinar creates intentional space to step back, reflect, and build sustainable approaches to the work without losing sight of compliance, professionalism, or personal well-being.
Through realistic financial aid scenarios, short guided exercises, and practical communication scripts, participants will explore how to respond to student frustration, crisis situations, and the stress of potential compliance errors while maintaining clear boundaries and limited capacity. The session normalizes burnout as a systems issue not a personal failure and emphasizes empathy without emotional overload.
Participants will leave with realistic tools, language, and small actionable shifts they can apply immediately during peak processing cycles to support both students and themselves.
Join us on Tuesday, May 19, at 1:00 MDT/2:00 CDT for this timely and helpful webinar presented by LeeAnn Clark, LMSW, and Health and Wellness Coordinator at Williston State College!
Through realistic financial aid scenarios, short guided exercises, and practical communication scripts, participants will explore how to respond to student frustration, crisis situations, and the stress of potential compliance errors while maintaining clear boundaries and limited capacity. The session normalizes burnout as a systems issue not a personal failure and emphasizes empathy without emotional overload.
Participants will leave with realistic tools, language, and small actionable shifts they can apply immediately during peak processing cycles to support both students and themselves.
Join us on Tuesday, May 19, at 1:00 MDT/2:00 CDT for this timely and helpful webinar presented by LeeAnn Clark, LMSW, and Health and Wellness Coordinator at Williston State College!