Preventing Staff Burnout in School

Authors

Mountain Plains MHTTC
Ashley Fortier

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-25-2022

Abstract

School staff are often far too familiar with the occupational challenges of functioning within an underfunded and overworked organizational system; however, those challenges have been magnified in recent years with the COVID-19 pandemic. Teachers, administrators, and other school staff have been tasked with navigating the uncharted territories of virtual learning, social distancing, and threats to the emotional wellbeing of their students and colleagues. School staff may find themselves facing unprecedented stress leading to “burnout,” a syndrome conceptualized as physical or emotional exhaustion from chronic workplace stress. Teachers and staff facing burnout may feel energetically depleted, develop feelings of cynicism towards work, and become less effective in their occupational role.

Target Audience

Administrator, Educator, Mental Health Professional

Recommended Citation

Mountain Plains MHTTC and Ashley Fortier. "Preventing Staff Burnout in School" (2022). Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Products and Resources. 4.
https://commons.und.edu/mhttc-resources/4