Authors' Affiliations

Lena Jovancevic, Student Researcher in Sociology, Department of Social Sciences, The University of Virginia's College at Wise, Wise, VA. Christa J. Moore, Associate Professor of Sociology, Department of Social Sciences, The University of Virginia's College at Wise, Wise, VA.

Location

Culp Center Ballroom

Start Date

4-25-2023 9:00 AM

End Date

4-25-2023 11:00 AM

Poster Number

147

Faculty Sponsor’s Department

Other - please list

Sociology UVAW

Name of Project's Faculty Sponsor

Christa Moore

Classification of First Author

Undergraduate Student

Competition Type

Non-Competitive

Type

Poster Presentation

Project's Category

Sociology, Mental Health Services

Abstract or Artist's Statement

The phenomenon of burnout in child welfare, human services, and similar forms of care work has traditionally been viewed from predominantly psychological and organizational perspectives. Such perspectives tend to focus on the cluster of symptoms practitioners experience and implications for occupational impairment. A clinical sociology perspective adds to these views by considering the scope of social settings and cultural work practices that produce an environment rife with ecological stressors that, among other negative impacts, produce factors that influence the prevalence of burnout in care fields. The authors suggest that building greater awareness of the social dimensions of burnout may lead to better occupational prevention strategies at the organizational, interpersonal, collegial or team, and individual levels of practicing care work. Such support is essential for managing viable and longer-term careers in care work fields.

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Apr 25th, 9:00 AM Apr 25th, 11:00 AM

Burnout in Human Services: Collaboration as a Prevention Strategy

Culp Center Ballroom

The phenomenon of burnout in child welfare, human services, and similar forms of care work has traditionally been viewed from predominantly psychological and organizational perspectives. Such perspectives tend to focus on the cluster of symptoms practitioners experience and implications for occupational impairment. A clinical sociology perspective adds to these views by considering the scope of social settings and cultural work practices that produce an environment rife with ecological stressors that, among other negative impacts, produce factors that influence the prevalence of burnout in care fields. The authors suggest that building greater awareness of the social dimensions of burnout may lead to better occupational prevention strategies at the organizational, interpersonal, collegial or team, and individual levels of practicing care work. Such support is essential for managing viable and longer-term careers in care work fields.