Burnout
The most common cause of Burnout
Stress
The American Institution of Stress stated that in 2002 burnout and stress cost American businesses
$300 billion
Burnout is rarely an individual issue however dealing with is the job of the
Leader as well as the team's
Ways to prevent burnout.
Granting flexibility, Clarifying expectations, Celebrate successes, Rewards, etc.
Three symptoms of burnout are
Exhaustion, Cynicism, Inefficacy
The average worker in the Firefighter Corps works this many hours weekly
72
Examples of "good stress" can actually benefit people
Negative behaviors/personal consequence of prolonged periods of stress/burnout are
Substance abuse, Mental disorders, Sleep disturbances etc.
The personal consequences of burnout can be be categorized in these three categories
Behavioral, Mental, Physical
An increase of patient/nurse raises the nurse's burnout by
23%
In order to combat low social support, specific changes have been introduced in the firefighters workplace.
Having trained personnel on the station, Community activities, Firefighter competitions, etc.
Three changes that have been implemented in the Firefighter Corps.
Multi-score feedback system, Renewal of mission, Other interventions regarding mentality