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Surveying Levels Of Staff Burnout Among Applied Behavior Analysis Practitioners, Marissa Howell
Surveying Levels Of Staff Burnout Among Applied Behavior Analysis Practitioners, Marissa Howell
Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) practitioners engage in highly demanding work duties from collaborating with schools and families and navigating funding sources to direct work with clients. Therefore, burnout is a prevalent issue in this field. However, it is infrequently studied in the literature in any of its components, including risk factors, overall levels of burnout, or means to mitigate its effects. The aim of the present study was to survey the levels of burnout among ABA practitioners in Northern California and attempt to identify higher levels of weekly engagement in self-care behaviors as one component in lower burnout scores. The …