"Overworked and Stretched Thin": Burnout and Systemic Failure in School Social Work

Autor/in	Carnes, Stephanie L.
Titel	"Overworked and Stretched Thin": Burnout and Systemic Failure in School Social Work
Quelle	In: Children & Schools, 45 (2023) 3, S.151-159 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1532-8759
DOI	10.1093/cs/cdad015
Schlagwörter	Burnout; School Social Workers; Well Being; Attitudes; Interpersonal Relationship; School Administration; Role Conflict; Trauma; Barriers; Responsibility; Resources; COVID-19; Pandemics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Burn out (Psychology); Burnout-syndrom; Burnout-Syndrom; Social work in school; Schulsozialarbeiter; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Rollenkonflikt; Verantwortungsübernahme; Zuständigkeit; Betriebsmittel; Hilfsmittel
Abstract	The effects of burnout on client service provision, organizational health, and individual well-being are increasingly a focus of social work research, particularly against the societal backdrop of the post-COVID-19 era. Children and their families rely on school social workers (SSWs) to meet increasingly pressing and common mental health needs. However, burnout may jeopardize not only SSWs' well-being, but also their collective ability to serve this vulnerable population. The current study captures SSW perspectives on burnout related to the following themes: SSW-administrator dynamics; role conflict and lack of role definition; presence of trauma in caseload; systemic challenges (including the subthemes of unrealistic workload, the desire for more interprofessional collaboration and social work-specific supervision, and limited resources); and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using these perspectives as a guide, policy recommendations are made to enhance interprofessional collaboration, clarify roles and responsibilities, and safeguard SSWs as "first responders" for children's mental health. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01