Based on an in-depth, longitudinal study of a group of professionals over 12 years, this study decribes both the process of burnout as well as policies and practices for recovery and prevention.
Why are so many in the helping professions perceived as lacking idealism or commitment? Beyond Burnout, based on a unique, in-depth, longitudinal study, explores the source of this problem. Professionals describe in their own words what happened to them when their idealism collided with the realities of their work.