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Sources Of Workplace Stress And Levels Of Burnout In Counsellors, Sarah Marguerite Flynn
Sources Of Workplace Stress And Levels Of Burnout In Counsellors, Sarah Marguerite Flynn
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Individuals employed in occupations that involve an intense emotional element, such as counselling, are particularly affected by stress and burnout. This study established levels of counsellor burnout, compassion fatigue, and compassion satisfaction in 76 counsellors using the Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL). Using both quantitative and qualitative means, this study examined how such variables as the domain of counselling, professional experience, case load, and the amount of engagement in self-care affect counsellors’ burnout levels. The counsellors in this sample were significantly less burned out and showed significantly more compassion satisfaction than the ProQOL normed sample. Furthermore, burnout and compassion …