(The entire Matrix of Clinician Distress series is available in article and podcast format - see footnote for more explanation on how to find.)
Turns out this is a 7 part series. And for easier listening, I broke up Part 2 into three sections. This is Part 2 A. Here we delve into Burnout and its close cousin Compassion Fatigue.
Burnout Defined
Defined according to criteria progressively established by Christina Maslach and Richard Leiter, the essence of the burnout syndrome is this: it’s an occupational stress syndrome characterized by fatigue, detachment, and a reduced sense of accomplishment which especially afflicts people who do “people work” of some kind.
