The Effects Of Burnout On Homeless People

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Throughout the chapter, I came to realize that the term "Burnout" effects an individuals emotional and physical state by providing to much stress upon an individual. According to Hutchison (2015), "Burnout is a prolonged response to chronic emotional and interpersonal stressors on the job, and is defined by the three dimensions of exhaustion, cynicism, and inefficacy" (p.435). This is a major issue for an individuals health because to much stress can reflect someone's health negatively. Also, while working at Beacon Center (BC), a innovation service for homeless people, we should not to use work life dimensions that associate with burnout: workload, control, reward, community, fairness, and values. Providing to much work upon one individual

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