3 Techniques to Reduce Job Burnout

Around six years ago, I quit being a speech-language pathologist. It was only my fourth year in the profession, but I was exhausted and stressed, and eventually lost my passion for the work. Every night I felt a sense of dread because I knew the next day would arrive too soon and with too much to do. Some days, I simply panicked. I didn’t realize I was actually going through something called “burnout.” Burnout involves more than just feeling a bit tired and stressed. This condition can affect all aspects of daily life. The World Health Organization officially recognizes burnout as “exhaustion of physical or emotional strength, usually as a result of prolonged stress or frustration.” Flailing at work? Determine how your job can better draw on your strengths. If that’s not possible, it may be time to look elsewhere. 5 Burnout Busters We Use In Our Practice When a speech-language pathologist saw signs of burnout among her faculty-clinician colleagues, she set out to make over her division. Tips for Battling Burnout Members of “helping” professions more often succumb to burnout than other professions, due to the caring nature of the work. For audiologists and SLPs, stress triggers can include large and growing caseloads, productivity requirements, time-management difficulties, paperwork and changing health care regulations. If you feel overwhelmed, exhausted and continually stressed, burnout might be the culprit. Burnout is different from regular stress and inc...
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