A short ppt about burnout presented to new faculty

1. Faculty Burnout
CAUSES AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES

2. What is it?
Cumulative & prolonged
Not relieved by vacation or rest
Feelings of fatigue, cynicism, & inefficacy
Emotional exhaustion
De-personalization
Leads to stress, burnout, and turnover

3. Causes
Workload: large classes
Being ‘on fire’-high expectations for self
Monotony-no passion in work
“Open-ness” to students
Student incivility
Being new to the faculty role

4. Prevention
Be mentored and be a mentor
Manage stress-be self-aware
Replenish-scheduled exercise, rest, & free time
Learn interpersonal skills: Just say NO!
Set boundaries
Prepare for new role-Talk with other faculty, build
collegiality, come to new faculty orientation

5. References
Shirey, M.R. (2006). Stress and burnout in nursing faculty. Nurse Educator,
31(3). 95-97.
Taormina, Law, & Taormina (2000). Approaches to preventing burnout: the
effects of personal stress management and organizational socialization. Journal
of Nursing Management 8(2). 89-99.
Reisz, M. (2011). Why academics suffer burnout. Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved
from
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/04/14/research_analyzes_burnou
t_of_faculty_members_all_over_the_world