# Creating Healthy Boundaries for Federal Employees Course Canonical URL: ## Overview Federal employees increasingly face mission-critical work, blurred lines between home and office and increasing workloads. Healthy boundaries are how careers and teams hold up over a long federal career. This hands-on course gives federal employees practical, realistic tools to set and protect boundaries at work — with managers, peers, and themselves — while still delivering on the mission and meeting job expectations. The course is grounded in federal workplace realities, including telework, hybrid schedules, and high-demand operational environments. ## What you'll learn - Recognize where weak boundaries are costing energy, focus, or well-being - Distinguish healthy boundaries from rigid rules or disengagement - Communicate boundaries clearly and professionally at work - Manage email, after-hours requests, and workload - Maintain boundaries in telework and hybrid environments - Build a personal boundary plan that fits position expectations ## Curriculum #### **Module 1: Why Boundaries Matter for Federal Employees** - Mission pressure, telework, and the always-on trap - Boundaries as a sustainability skill - Reflection: Where am I leaking energy? #### **Module 2: The Anatomy of a Healthy Boundary** - Boundaries vs. rigid rules vs. disengagement - Internal boundaries: time, attention, emotion - External boundaries: people, requests, channels #### **Module 3: Communicating Boundaries at Work** - Language that holds without escalating - Saying no without saying "no" - Activity: Write three boundary scripts #### **Module 4: Boundaries in Telework and Hybrid Settings** - Inbox, calendar, and notification hygiene - Separating work and home space - After-hours requests and on-call expectations #### **Module 5: Capstone — Your Boundary Plan** - Capstone Activity: Personal Boundary Plan - Closing: Holding the line over the long run ## Schedule - Jul 27, 2026 9:00am–4:30pm — Live Online - Sep 22, 2026 9:00am–4:30pm — Live Online - Nov 9, 2026 9:00am–4:30pm — Live Online ## Pricing **Tuition:** $649