Burnout North of 60
This study examined variables impacting job stress, burnout, and turnover rates among social workers north of the 60th parallel, in remote parts of Canada populated by Inuit communities. A literature review identified understaffing, social and geographic isolation, role stress, lack of professional...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:8f256c20b612485682a4798a9956fae2 2023-05-15T16:54:57+02:00 Burnout North of 60 Cameron McKenzie 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.22329/csw.v17i2.5900 https://doaj.org/article/8f256c20b612485682a4798a9956fae2 EN eng University of Windsor https://ojs.uwindsor.ca/index.php/csw/article/view/5900 https://doaj.org/toc/1543-9372 doi:10.22329/csw.v17i2.5900 1543-9372 https://doaj.org/article/8f256c20b612485682a4798a9956fae2 Critical Social Work, Vol 17, Iss 2 (2019) social work aboriginal issues employment burnout servicing marginalized communities Social Sciences H article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.22329/csw.v17i2.5900 2022-12-31T09:11:21Z This study examined variables impacting job stress, burnout, and turnover rates among social workers north of the 60th parallel, in remote parts of Canada populated by Inuit communities. A literature review identified understaffing, social and geographic isolation, role stress, lack of professional support, and cultural and ethnic disparities as possible sources of burnout. This qualitative study evaluated these factors in relation to Northern social workers. Nine in-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted via telephone with former Nunavut social workers, some of whom were directors, to probe the issue of burnout and turnover. Several themes emerged that are supported by the literature on burnout of social service workers in remote regions and related to the administration of Northern social work services, including understaffing, lack of supervisory support, dual role stress, and overworked staff. Findings suggest the need for giving more attention and resources to social work staff supporting Inuit clients, specifically increased staffing and culturally sensitive training. Article in Journal/Newspaper inuit Nunavut Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Nunavut Canada Critical Social Work 17 2 |
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This study examined variables impacting job stress, burnout, and turnover rates among social workers north of the 60th parallel, in remote parts of Canada populated by Inuit communities. A literature review identified understaffing, social and geographic isolation, role stress, lack of professional support, and cultural and ethnic disparities as possible sources of burnout. This qualitative study evaluated these factors in relation to Northern social workers. Nine in-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted via telephone with former Nunavut social workers, some of whom were directors, to probe the issue of burnout and turnover. Several themes emerged that are supported by the literature on burnout of social service workers in remote regions and related to the administration of Northern social work services, including understaffing, lack of supervisory support, dual role stress, and overworked staff. Findings suggest the need for giving more attention and resources to social work staff supporting Inuit clients, specifically increased staffing and culturally sensitive training. |
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