The Burnout Buzz: Is Burnout on the Rise or Just More in Focus. belongs in serious BCBA study because it shapes whether behavior-analytic decisions stay useful once they leave a clean training example and enter supervision meetings, staff training, clinic systems, and performance review.
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Join Free →Job burnout has become pervasive in discussions about work, mental health, and overall well-being. Yet, a crucial question persists: Is the increased awareness indicative of job burnout indicative of a true surge rise in its prevalence, or are we merely becoming more attuned to recognizing, examining, and acknowledging it? This presentation aims to examine factors contributing to the "burnout buzz", including current research and societal factors, to shed light on the evolving narrative surrounding burnout. This presentation will provide an overview of the concept of job burnout, its causes, and the implications of its perceived increase in our modern society for individuals and organizations. During this presentation, attendees will gain a deeper understanding of job burnout and the challenges with preventing and managing employee burnout. Recommendations for individuals and organizations will be discussed.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
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| BACB® | 1 | General |
Julie M. Slowiak, Ph.D. is a Full Professor of Psychology at the University of Minnesota Duluth, Executive Director of the Behavior Analysis in Health, Sport, and Fitness Special Interest Group, and Founder of InJewel LLC, a values-focused coaching and consulting company. Dr. Slowiak earned a BA. in Psychology and Organizational Communication, M.A. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and Ph.D. in Behavior Analysis. She is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral. Dr. Slowiak’s research, teaching, and applied work focus on designing physical and social environments to support individual and organizational health, performance, and well-being. Her research is best described as an interdisciplinary exploration at the intersection of behavior analysis, industrial/organizational psychology, and occupational health psychology. Dr. Slowiak’s work examines worker performance, well-being, and their interplay with organizational contexts. Dr. Slowiak's current research interests focus on issues related to worker well-being, particularly within human service professions, and specifically as they relate to personal and professional self-care and burnout. In addition, she is interested in issues related to psychological safety in sport and how it affects both student-athlete mental health and coach burnout. A newer interest of Dr. Slowiak's focuses on exploring organizational factors that influence well-being and sustained employment of those with invisible and episodic chronic health conditions. Dr. Slowiak has presented at local, regional, and national conferences. Her empirical work has been published in the American Journal of Health Promotion, Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice, Behavior Analysis in Practice, Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, Quality Management in Health Care, and The Psychological Record. She served as the Lead Guest Editor for a recent special issue on Behavior Analysis in Health, Sport, and Fitness in the journal Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice and recently authored a chapter titled Sickness, Health, and Love: Managing Life and Work Demands in the text, Women in Behavior Science: Observations on Life Inside and Outside the Academy.
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