Webinar: Understanding Burnout in Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors

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Stress. Everyone experiences some degree of stress in their life. For many, the COVID-19 exacerbated their stress levels. Chronic stress is this constant and persistent level of stress without any relief and can ultimately lead to burnout. Individuals in helping professions are more frequently likely to experience burnout compared to other professions.

In this training we explore burnout as a response to stress and further look at how different types of trauma responses (yes, stress can be a traumatic experience) can lead to burnout. Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals experienced significant shifts in their work experiences as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and many professionals report feeling extended periods of stress. With this training we hope to provide some tips and tricks to aid Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals in recognizing burnout and how to reduce stress.

Training Objectives:

Understand the concept of burnout as it applies to counseling professionals.
Identify symptoms of burnout in counselors for individuals to better support themselves and their colleagues.
Apply self-care strategies to assist or prevent counselor burnout.

These are all of the links and resources referenced in the presentation:

This is a list of references in the presentation:

Bray, B. (2018). The battle against burnout. Counseling Today.
Brickham, D., Yaghmaian, R., Morrison, B., Bowes, J., Rosenthal, D., & Tang, X. (2021). Mitigating rehabilitation counselor trainee stress and burnout through self-care initiatives in rehabilitation counseling programs. Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 35(4), 323-335.
McCormack, H.M., MacIntyre, T.E., O’Shea, D., Herring, M.P., & Campbell, M.J. (2018). The prevalence and cause(s) of burnout among applied pscyhologists: A systematic review. Frontiers in Psychology
Morse, G., Salyers, M.P., Rollins, A.L., Monroe-DeVita, M., & Pfahler, C. (2012). Burnout in mental health services: A review of the problem and its remediation. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 39(5), 341-352. doi: 10.1007/s10488-011-0352-1.
Stebnicki, M.A. (2000). Stress and grief reactions among rehabilitation professionals: Dealing effectively with empathy fatigue. Journal of Rehabilitation, 66(1), 23-29.
Wardle, E.A. & Mayorga, M.G. (2016). Burnout among the counseling profession: A survey of future professional counselors. i-manager’s Journal on Educational Psychology, 10(1), 9 – 15.

Presenter:

Nichole Tichy, MA, CRC

Program Coordinator and Ph.D. Student The George Washington University

Email: nbean2@gwu.edu

The contents of this training was developed with support from the: Center for Innovative Training in Vocational Rehabilitation (CIT-VR), funded under (#H263C190007) by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (OSERS), Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA).

Opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the U.S. Department of Education, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education.

This webinar is close captioned and a transcript is available.