School Counselors’ Perceived Stress, Burnout, and Job Satisfaction

Abstract

We examined the relationship between perceived stress, burnout, and job satisfaction among school counselors. Results indicated that school counselors' perceived stress and burnout were negatively related to their age and experience. Respondents also reported that stress, burnout, and job satisfaction did not differ based on their school level. Participants' perceived stress and burnout had a strong negative correlation with job satisfaction; however, burnout mediated the relationship between perceived stress and job satisfaction. We discuss the findings in light of training and supervision.

School Counselors’ Work-Related Rumination as a Predictor of Burnout, Turnover Intentions, Job Satisfaction, and Work Engagement

“…Little doubt exists that school counselors encounter stress and burnout as a part of their job, and these experiences have a relationship with their job satisfaction and delivery of services (Kim & Lambie, 2018; Mullen et al, 2018; Mullen & Gutierrez, 2016). School counselors’ work-related rumination, or persistent thinking about their work, is an area that has not been explored to date in school counseling research.…”

“…We examined the constructs of burnout, turnover intention, job satisfaction, and work engagement, taken together, as indicators of professional well-being. The constructs of burnout, job satisfaction, and turnover intention have been described and applied in school counseling research (e.g., Clemens et al, 2009; Kim & Lambie, 2018; Mullen et al, 2018; Mullen & Crowe, 2017; Mullen & Gutierrez, 2016). However, the concept of work engagement is a newer construct in the school counseling field.…”

“…A recent review of the literature completed by Kim and Lambie (2018) on burnout among school counselors highlighted research indicating that higher burnout is related to school counselors’ increased nonschool-counseling duties, fewer direct student services, large caseloads, lack of supervision, lower altruism, and higher stress. Furthermore, a higher sense of burnout predicts, among other things, school counselors’ job dissatisfaction and decreased delivery of direct student services (Mullen et al, 2018; Mullen & Gutierrez, 2016). Authors have highlighted self-care (Lawson, 2007) and protective factors (Young & Lambie, 2007) to decrease the impact of stress caused by working as a school counselor, and other researchers have examined training interventions to prepare new school counselors to effectively maintain well-being while they start their career (Meany-Walen et al, 2016; Ohrt et al, 2015).…”

Wellness in the Helping Professions: Historical Overview, Wellness Models, and Current Trends

“…Helping professionals are more susceptible to experiencing stressors leading to compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and/or burnout because of the difficult nature of working with difficult client/patient concerns [2,23,[24][25][26]. Burnout and fatigue have far reaching implications for helpers-often resulting in higher risk of experiencing poor attitudes towards patients/clients, making clinical or medical errors, and difficulty maintaining positive relationships (both personally and professionally) [2].…”

The Role of Self-Efficacy for Satisfaction with Career Counselling and Goal Attainment Among Career Counsellors Working at Schools

“…Atsižvelgiant į karjeros konsultantų veiklos sėkmės svarbą, nemažai dėmesio skiriama jos prielaidoms analizuoti, ypač pabrėžiant sudėtingas jų darbo sąlygas, dėl jų kylantį stresą ir galimybes jį įveikti. Pavyzdžiui, tyrimuose dažniausiai tiriama vaidmens neaiškumas ir / arba konfliktas (Culbreth et al, 2005), patiriamas stresas (Mullen et al, 2017). Akcentuojant karjeros konsultantų veiklai nepalankias darbo mokyklose sąlygas nemažai dėmesio skiriama individualiems karjeros konsultantų ypatumams, ypač saviveiksmingumo svarbai (Sawyer et al, 2013).…”