Working with Neurodivergence: Energy Budgeting for Neurodivergent Doctors (FD16SEP26)

This session explores energy budgeting and how differences in energy regulation can affect performance, consistency and wellbeing within medical training. We will consider how factors such as cognitive load, masking, sensory demands and emotional labour can influence energy levels, particularly for neurodivergent doctors.

The session will focus on how educators can recognise patterns of energy fluctuation and support sustainable working through practical, proportionate strategies. This includes structuring work, supporting pacing and reducing unnecessary demands where possible.

The session is interactive and reflective in style, using a combination of brief teaching, guided reflection and discussion. It is suitable for all educators, including those supporting doctors in training and those who identify as neurodivergent themselves.

Booking courses

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Joining Instructions

This is a virtual course, the joining instructions for the virtual meeting will be added to the documents section (above) before the course. Please ensure that you are able to access this before the course so that you are ready to join on the day.

Booking cancellation

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If you need to cancel within 1 week of the course or the course has started and you are not able to attend, please email england.lsfdcourses.yh@nhs.net to give your apologies.

This course is only available to Educational Supervisors, Education Leads, Training Programme Directors and Senior Faculty within Yorkshire and the Humber.

Mandatory: Dentist, or Doctor, or Public Health Professional

To support educators to understand energy regulation in medical training and develop strategies to recognise and support sustainable working across different energy patterns.

This course will:

• Introduce the concept of energy budgeting and its relevance in medical training.
• Explore how energy levels can fluctuate and impact performance and wellbeing. 
• Examine factors that can influence energy, including cognitive load, masking, sensory demands and emotional labour. 
• Provide opportunities for guided reflection on individual and observed patterns (optional). 
• Introduce practical strategies to support sustainable working, including pacing and workload structuring

After this course, delegates will be able to:

• Understand the concept of energy budgeting and its relevance in medical training.
• Recognise how differences in energy regulation may present in the workplace.
• Understand the impact of energy fluctuations on performance and wellbeing. 
• Reflect on their own patterns and/or those they support (if applicable).
• Apply practical strategies to support sustainable working and reduce overload.