Abstract

This two-year funded study is investigating the extent and experiences of Alberta educational workers, including teachers, administrators, support staff, and leaders, with compassion fatigue and burnout. The findings of the first survey and qualitative interviews indicate that without intervention, burnout, and compassion fatigue may have a devastating impact on educational workers. This session discusses the findings and implications of this important study, as well as providing suggestions for preventing compassion fatigue and burnout in educational workers.

Presenters

Astrid Kendrick
Director, Field Experience (Community-Based Pathway), Undergraduate Programs in Education, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Details

Presentation Type

Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Theme

Health Promotion and Education

KEYWORDS

Compassion Stress, Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, Educational Workers, Emotional Labour

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