160. Building Sustainable Behavioral Health in Rural Communities with Dr. Elise Healzer
From The Stepping In It Podcast with Renee Schulte & Jason Haglund · 35:45
Show by Renee Schulte
Rural communities face significant behavioral health challenges, from workforce shortages and clinician burnout to limited resources and professional isolation. In this episode, Renee and Jason sit down with Dr. Elise Healzer, a clinician, researcher, practice founder, and consultant focused on strengthening behavioral health leadership in rural communities. Elise shares insights from her doctoral research on clinician burnout, why strong clinical skills don't automatically translate into strong leadership, and how better infrastructure, peer support, and management practices can create healthier workplaces and more sustainable access to care. They also discuss the unique pressures rural behavioral health leaders face and how bringing leaders together can create opportunities for collaboration, problem-solving, and long-term change.In this episode, you will be able to:Discover why leadership and management development are critical to reducing burnout and strengthening rural behavioral health organizations.Understand the unique challenges rural practice owners face, including limited resources, professional isolation, dual relationships, and workforce shortages.Learn why addressing clinician burnout requires looking beyond individual self-care to the systems and leadership structures surrounding clinicians.Explore how peer networks, clinical supervision, collaboration, and stronger organizational infrastructure can help create sustainable rural behavioral health services.Hear how Dr. Elise Healzer's Behavioral Health Summit is bringing practice owners and experts together to share solutions and build stronger support networks.The key moments in this episode are:00:00:10 - Introduction & Harvest Season on the Farm00:01:43 - Meet Dr. Elise Healzer00:03:27 - The Leadership Gap in Behavioral Health00:06:14 - Clinician Burnout & the Role of Management00:08:28 - Unique Challenges Facing Rural Behavioral Health Leaders00:11:36 - Building Community & Support for Rural Clinicians00:15:40 - Rural Behavioral Health Shortages & Access to Care00:17:40 - Creating Sustainable Rural Behavioral Health Practices00:19:37 - What Policymakers Need to Understand About Rural Infrastructure00:23:21 - Workforce Competition & Supporting Private Practices00:25:26 - Dr. Healzer's Behavioral Health Summit00:28:09 - The Power of Collaboration & Peer Support00:30:30 - The Recovering Politician Self-Care Policy of the Week00:33:51 - Seasonal Self-Care & Slowing Down in the Fall00:34:56 - Closing Thoughts & ResourcesLinks:https://cornerstonestrategypartners.com/ Connect with us: https://ruralpolicypartners.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/linkedin.com/company/rural-policy-partners/ https://www.facebook.com/facebook.com/ruralpolicypartnershttps://www.youtube.com/@ruralpolicypartnersWatch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/gFvtBCC0mjM
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