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THE BURNOUT SYNDROME

19-April-2007

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"WITHOUT WORK, ALL LIFE GOES ROTTEN,BUT WHEN WORK IS SOULLESS,LIFE STIFLES AND DIES" Albert Camus

Many people experience work as drudgery and their jobs as painfully empty.A 'soulless' work day can leave people feeling drained and 'used up', with little desire to return to that job the next day.Soulless work consumes enthusiasm until motivation goes dry.Skills and knowledge remains intact,but the will to perform the spirit within is diminished.Smothering the will, burnout is a malaise of the spirit.

Hardest hit are service providers like nurses, counselors, teachers and police officers who often become cynical about their work and openly hostile to the very people they' re dedicated to serving.

According to recent international researsh, Special Educational Needs(SEN) teachers serve one of the most stressful occupations.

What is your opinion about this?

Γάκη Ανδρονίκη; 19-April-2007 14:16:31; permalink forum (4) help

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1 Desperate Teachers ?

It seems very strange to me that teacher's occupation is stressful. Could you please give us some information about this fact? Why do teachers feel more stress that people in other occupations?

Ian, 19-April-2007 15:18:50 forum / discussion

2 burnout

The sources of teachers' stress and professional burnout

Special working conditions such as the high ratio of teachers and pupils, the limited pupils' interest, the heavy workload, the few opportunities for promotion, the lack of cooperation with colleagues and the continious responsibility for pupils pressure on personality and the work performance of teachers. This situtation is more difficult for teachers in special education. Anda.

Γάκη Ανδρονίκη, 22-April-2007 11:11:54 forum / discussion

3 Hello, Anda

A question:

I see you have written enough about the Burnout syndrome. Could you, please, give me more information, if you have any, and explain to me a little bit more about the Bournout Syndrome in the field of Special Educational Needs teaching? Thank you, Anda! I' m looking forward for your response. Regards, Zsofia.

Zsofia, 07-May-2007 12:16:24 forum / discussion

4 BURNOUT IN SPECIAL EDUCATION

MORE INFORMATION

Special working conditions such as the high ratio of teachers and pupils, the limited progress due to the various problems of the pupils with special needs and the workload exert an additional psychological pressure on the personality and the work performance of special education needs teachers. I' am looking forward for a new comment.Regards , Anda.

Γάκη Ανδρονίκη, 07-May-2007 21:22:59 forum / discussion