Title
Educator Burnout and Compassion Fatigue: A Pilot Study
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-9-2017
Journal
Canadian Journal of School Psychology
Volume
33
Issue
4
First Page
259
Last Page
278
URL with Digital Object Identifier
https://doi.org/10.1177/0829573516685017
Abstract
Sixty-four Canadian educators from Southwestern Ontario took part in a 2-hr voluntary workshop about the emotional labor and consequences that may be experienced by educators. A focus on both burnout and teacher compassion fatigue (CF), an underresearched area with respect to Canadian educators, was taken. The current study hypothesized that this professional development would positively influence educators’ knowledge, skills, and awareness regarding burnout, CF, and self-care; furthermore, it was predicted there would be a positive correlation between burnout and CF. Results supported the efficacy of professional development and partial support was detected for the relationship between burnout and CF. Implications and future research are discussed.
Notes
First published online on January 9, 2017. Article available in the Canadian Journal of School Psychology, Vol. 33(4), 2018.