counselor wellness presented by cindy topdemir & elizabeth pyc
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COUNSELOR WELLNESS
Presented by
Cindy Topdemir & Elizabeth Pyc
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Top 10 Signs You Are Approaching Burnout
10. You think of the peaceful park you like as “your private therapeutic milieu.”
11. You realize that your floridly psychotic patient, who is picking invisible flowers out of mid air, is probably having more fun in life than you are.
12. A grateful client, who thinks you walk on water, brings you a small gift and you end up having to debrief your feelings of unworthiness with a colleague.
13. You are watching a re-run of the “Wizard of Oz” and you start to categorize the types of delusions that Dorothy had.
14. Your best friend comes to you with severe relationship troubles, and you start trying to remember which cognitive behavioral technique has the most empirical validly for treating this problem.
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Top 10 Signs You Are Approaching Burnout Cont’d
5. You realize you actually have no friends, they have all become just one big case load.
6. A co-worker asks how you are doing and you reply that you are a bit “internally preoccupied” and “not able to interact with peers” today.
7. Your spouse asks you to set the table and you tell them that it would be “countertherapeutic to your current goals” to do that.
8. You tell your teenage daughter she is not going to start dating boys because she is “in denial”, ”lacks insight.” and her “emotions are not congruent with her chronological age.”
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And the # 1 Sign You Are Approaching Burnout…
1. You are packing for a trip to a large family holiday reunion and you take the DSM-IV with you “just in case” (King, 1996).
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Code of Ethics: Impairment
“Counselors refrain from offering or accepting professional services when their physical, mental, or emotional problems are likely to harm a client or others. They are alert to the signs of impairment, seek assistance for problems, and, if necessary, limit, suspend, or terminate their professional responsibilities.”
(ACA, 2005, C.2.g.)
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Wellness from a Holistic Perspective Social
• Assertiveness, values, relationships, positive confrontation.
Emotional• Self-care plans, coping w/ anger, anxiety, pain, injury, & trauma,
enhancing sense of self-worth.
Cognitive• Increase satisfaction & personal success, visualization.
Spiritual• Principles, growth, wisdom, journal writing, meditation.
Physical• Nutrition, physiological stress reactions, yoga.
Vocational• Career Development, self-exploration, life planning.
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Self-Care Defined
“Searching for positive life experiences that lead to zest, peace, excitement, & happiness.” (Corey, Corey, & Callanan, 2003).
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Effects of Burnout
Secondary Trauma Marital ProblemsAbsenteeismSubstance AbuseExacerbation of Medical/Emotional
ProblemsDepression
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Secondary Trauma
Definition: “Risk that is related to engaging empathetically w/ another’s traumatic material.” (O’Halloran & Linton, 2000)
Symptoms resemble PTSD– Re-experiencing ~ through recollection or dream
– Persistent Arousal ~ diminished concentration
– Avoidance of Thoughts/Feelings
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Impact of Secondary Trauma
Performance of Job Tasks
Morale
Interpersonal
Behavioral
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Internal Burnout Conditions
IdealismPerfectionismFrustrationPoor Ego-StrengthDifficulty Drawing BoundariesFatigueEmotional Exhaustion
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External Burnout Conditions
Role AmbiguityWork demands conflict with values/ethicsWork OverloadInconsequentialityLow PayLow Functioning ClientsManaged Care/Paperwork
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Stages of Burnout
1. Enthusiasm ~ “high hopes”
2. Stagnation ~ needs are not being met
3. Frustration ~ question your general worth
4. Apathy ~ indifference
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Burnout Prevention
Educational– Self-knowledge, wellness committee, burnout
prevention plan
Emotional– Support System: counseling, family, friends, peers
Cognitive– Hobbies, relaxation, meditation
Physical– Exercise, nutrition, sleep
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Agency Support
Supervisor SupportWellness ProgramManageable Case LoadsRequiring/Encouraging VacationsPreventing “Workaholism”WorkshopsEstablishing/Encouraging EAP
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Self-Esteem & Burnout in Professional School Counselors
Negative Administration Perception
Role Conflict & Ambiguity
Increased Workload
Diversified Roles
Non-Related Counselor Tasks
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Self-Esteem & Burnout in Professional School Counselors
3 Dimensions of Burnout: • Emotional Exhaustion• Depersonalization• Reduced Personal Accomplishment
4 Dimensions of Collective Self-Esteem• Private• Public• Membership• Importance of Identity
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Self-Esteem (SE) & Burnout Results
Indirect Relationship Burnout in Urban Schools Burnout if employed >20 years Increased Collective Public SE
– Decreased emotional exhaustion – Increased feelings of personal accomplishment
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Self-Esteem (SE) & Burnout Results Cont’d
Increased Identity SE – Depersonalization & Personal
Accomplishment
Support Network: Professional Organizations, Colleagues, Family, Friends
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ACA Impairment Survey (2004)
770 Counselors Surveyed
63.5% reported knowing an impaired counselor.– 54.3% Supervisors Aware– 64.2% Colleagues Aware
77.8% No disciplinary action
73.7% No therapeutic intervention
75.7% Posed significant risk to counseling profession
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Professional Quality of Life Survey
Compassion Satisfaction• Mean=37 • 25% score above 41• 25% score below 32 *
Burnout• Mean=23• 25% score above 28 *• 25% score below 19
Compassion Fatigue/Secondary Trauma• Mean=13• 25% score above 17 *• 25% score below 8 * Possible Area
of Concern
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References
ACA (2005). Retrieved May 23, 2006, from http://www.counseling.org/wellness%5Ftaskforce/tf_assessment.htm.
Butler, S. K., & Constantine, M. G. (2005). Collective self-esteem and burnout in professional school counselors. Professional School Counseling, 9(1), 55-62.
Corey, G., Corey, M. G., & Callanan, P. (2003). Issues of ethics in the helping professions. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.
King, S. A. (1996). Retrieved May 25, 2006, from http://webpages.charter.net/stormking/topten.html.
MacCluskie, K. C., & Ingersoll, R. E. (2001). Becoming a 21st century agency counselor. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson.
O’Halloran, T. M. & Linton, J. M. (2000). Stress on the job: Self-care resources for counselors. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 22(4), 354-364.
Yassen, J. (1995). Preventing secondary traumatic stress disorder. Compassion Fatigue New York: Brunner/Mazel, p. 191.