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60-Minute Education Session

FRI-B02: Facing Imposter Syndrome: Providing Mental Health Tools for Practitioners, Students, and Firms

Friday, October 27, 2023
11:00am - 12:00pm CT
1.00 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AICP, FL

Imposter syndrome is an ever-present topic that is gaining prominence on a global scale. This session is curated for the landscape architecture profession to identify the causes of imposter syndrome and provide tools to help mitigate its impacts on students and practitioners.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Learn how to embrace the student role in their education process.
  • Discover tools to ask for specific clarification and parameters to identify satisfactory work.
  • Explore how to mitigate imposter syndrome on a firm-wide scale.
  • Learn the importance of communication and ongoing conversations around imposter syndrome to protect the mental health and well-being of others.