Dr. Kimberly Barrieault, Psy.D.
Vice President Engagement Strategies
Planetree International
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Phoenix Rising, Resurrecting your Workforce
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Partnerships with Patients, Families, Staff, and the Community
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Kimberly Barrieault began working with the Language of Caring materials in 2012 and subsequently in 2015 became the Vice President for Client Services at Language of Caring. In 2019 Language of Caring joined with Planetree International and Kimberly moved into the role of Vice President of Engagement Strategies with a focus on alignment and integration. Kimberly partners with healthcare leaders as they engage providers and staff on their journeys to create and sustain person-centered cultures of caring. She is the lead for implementation and data interpretation on the Caring Culture Survey and spearheads the Planetree team’s effort to expand content for engagement and sustainment options and services for clients.
Kimberly is a talented, dynamic organizational psychologist with over 20 years of experience in organizational development, change processes, and strategic implementation. Her optimistic attitude, focused attention on people and fervent persistence in ensuring timely support has established her reputation as a compassionate, effective strategic partner. Kimberly’s multiple roles as a senior leader have motivated her to establish leadership development programs, onboarding and talent review processes, and succession planning programs in multiple organizations.
Kimberly earned her Bachelor of Science from the University of Northern Colorado in Health Sciences and Education, her Master of Arts in Educational Leadership from Stephen F. Austin University and her Doctorate in Organizational Psychology—Leadership and Executive Coaching from Ashford University. Her doctoral dissertation examined the correlation between stress, burnout, and job embeddedness with retention of nurses. Recently she, along with two colleagues, published a chapter in the latest nursing leadership book titled Appreciative Leadership: Building Sustainable Partnerships for Health.
On the Healthcare Experience: “I’ve been on all sides of the bed—as a patient, a family member, a nursing student, a leader, and a consultant. What I’ve found is that, no matter what, it is ALWAYS about people. We have the opportunity and responsibility, to make a difference in the lives of the people we touch. Our actions, or inactions, either brighten or darken the individual’s experience. And, when we choose to brighten another person’s experience, at the same time we illuminate and enrich our own!
Favorite Quote: Your beliefs become your thoughts, your thoughts become your words, your words become your actions, your actions become your habits, your habits become your values, your values become your destiny.” -Mahatma Gandhi
