Examines burnout in child- and youth-care workers around the globe. Approaches are recommended for burnout prevention, remediation, and recovery.
No other book has studied the phenomenon of burnout among child- and youth-care workers across so many cultures using a standard measure to pinpoint the dimensions of culture that increase or decrease burnout. This work examines the problem across 13 cultures, including England, Scotland, Germany, Austria, Israel, Canada, and the United States. Among the consistent themes that emerge are workload, work environment, social support, and coping skills. Recommendations for prevention, remediation, and recovery are offered based on research findings and a theoretical approach emphasizing positive psychology.
This volume will be of interest to scholars and researchers studying burnout in any population, as well as those focused on the more general topic of cross-cultural psychology. Human service professionals, especially those in the field of child- and youth-care work, will also find the book helpful. It will appeal also to professors and students in higher education programs training human service workers in the fields of psychology, social work, and counseling.
Preface
Basic Concepts
Child and Youth Care Work: Past, Present, and Future
Burnout: Its Impact and Precursors
Culture as a Lens to Examine Burnout
Process, Practice, and Culture Comparisons
The Study: The People and the Process
Thirteen Culture Comparisons
Thirteen Cultures of Child and Youth Care: Who They Are and What They Do
Culture and the Determinants of Burnout
Pan-Cultural Analysis of the Impact of Environment, Coping, and Culture on Burnout
Burnout Configurations
Cross-Cultural Comparisons
The United Kingdom--Scotland and England: One Country--Two Cultures
Germany--Former East and Former West: One Country--Two Cultures
Canada--French and English Speakers: One Country--Two Cultures
East and West: Burnout and the Fall of the Iron Curtain
Separated by a Common Language: Australia, Canada, England, Scotland, and the United States
Themes and Recommendations
Emerging Themes in Culture and Burnout
Burnout Prevention, Remediation, and Recovery
Implications for the 21st Century
Reviews
Outlines the basic concepts, identifies determinants and configurations of burnout, and offers recommendations for prevention, remediation, and recovery.—Reference & Research Book News
Endorsements
This is a well-written book that provides a thorough reporting of Savicki's extensive multicultural research. It consideration of burnout's implications in the post-industrial, global economy is insightful and far-reaching in its scope. While providing an in-depth perspective on child and youth care work, the book is an important document for people in any profession for which burnout is a significant concern.—Michael Leiter, Acadia University,^Lco-author of ^IPreventing Burnout and Building Engagement^R
