Counselors are expected to maintain good physical and psychological health but when it comes to the type of work these counselors do, compassion fatigue and burnout are quite common among them and it doesn’t take long for burnout to transform into more serious mental health concerns. Maintaining effectiveness in their profession is a big task for these counselors as working day and night can result in physical and emotional exhaustion. So burnout can be serious and different steps should be taken to minimize it that will help maintain efficacy in their profession.
Following are the few steps and techniques that counselors can take to maintain effectiveness in their profession highlighting burnout.
Ø Reduce workload and take breaks:
Ø A self-checkup and therapy:
Ø Taking a day off:
Ø Develop and try to maintain interests outside of work:
According to studies: having a lazy day per week can avoid burnout. I think health professionals suffer from burnout because they are too over worked.