What Is The Solution For ‘Burnout’? Advice From The Field

Unfortunately, health and human service provider organizations can "do everything right", but your staff can still “burn out.” Burnout is the result of long-term and poorly-managed stress, which results in physical and mental exhaustion, detachment, and feelings of ineffectiveness. Symptoms of burn out may include chronic fatigue, forgetfulness and impaired concentration, increased physical illness, isolation, pessimism, increased irritability, lack of productivity, and feelings of apathy and hopelessness (see Job burnout: How to spot it and take action and The Tell Tale Signs of Burnout ... Do You Have Them?). Burnout is common across many industries—but it has been . . .