Burnout Prevention

Research has shown an increased risk in human service professionals that assist persons with HIV (Speakes- Lewis, 2011). HIV has shifted to chronic disease, which has placed a higher demand on services that include medical, psychological, social and educational service (Speakes- Lewis, 2011). These services are deemed vital in assisting persons with HIV, which has created a strain on persons within the profession. Research has shown that the majority of HIV healthcare workers experience one component of burnout (Speakes- Lewis, 2011). Due to the nature of the disease, human service workers that work with clients with HIV are overwhelmed due to the attitudes about HIV and close patient/ client contact.
According to Mutkins, Brown, and Thorsteinsson (2011), burnout levels of …show more content…
School counselors are working with severe depression, suicide attempts, drug abuse, teen pregnancy, and various abuse issues (Gunduz, 2012). Abuse specific counselors work with sexual addiction or substance dependence experience high levels of burnout due to the nature of the clients that they assist (Wallace, Lee, & Lee, 2010). Mental health professionals that work within a human service entity are known to be at the highest risk of burnout susceptibility (Puig, et al., 2011). Sangganjanavanich and Balkin (2010) indicated that mental have professionals have the responsibility to care for those that they serve with the sacrifice of their health at risk. Moreover, young counselors appear to be more susceptible to burnout due to their lack of experience compared to older more mature counselors (Sangganjanavanich & Balkin, 2010). Thus, burnout often causes counselors to be under so much pressure that they find work in more rewarding