Episode 3

Don’t burn yourself out! Join us in this episode as we talk to you about the causes and effects of burnout in the mental health community. Combined with research and personal accounts from us and our coworkers, learn more about the prevalence of burnout and ways to prevent and resolve it.

If you’re interested in learning more about burnout, take a look at the sources we used for this episode:

Bouskill K. E., Danz, M., Meredith, L. S., Chen, C., Chang, J., Baxi, S. M., Huynh, D., Al-Ibrahim, H., Motala, A., Larkin, J., Akinniranye O., & Hempel, S. (2022). Burnout: Definition, prevalence, risk factors, prevention, and interventions literature reviews. RAND Corporation. https://doi.org/10.7249/RR-A428-1

Deblinger, E., Polio, E., Cooper, B., Harrison, J. P. & Steer, R. A. (2024). PRACTICE makes progress, a self-care course for mental health professionals in the child trauma field: A preliminary investigation. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0001582

Lubbadeh, T. (2020). Job burnout: A literature review. International Review of Management and Marketing 10(3) 7-15.https://doi.org/10.32479/irmm.9398

Maslach, C. (2006). Burnout. In A. M. Rossi, P. L. Perrewe, & S. L. Sauter (Eds.) Stress and quality of working life: Current perspectives in occupational health (pp. 37-52). Information Age Publishing.

O’Connor, K., Neff, D. M., & Pitman, S. (2018). Burnout in mental health professionals: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence and determinants. European Psychiatry, 53 74-99. doi:10.1016/j.eurpsy.2018.06.003.

Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services. (n.d.). Employee assistance program: A guide to your benefits [Brochure]. Grand Rapids, MI.

Turkington, G. D., Tinlin-Dixon, R., & St. Clair-Thompson, H. (2023). A mixed-method exploration of mental toughness, perceived stress and quality of life in mental health workers. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, doi: 10.1111/jpm.12948.

Have you ever heard of Trauma Informed Care? We are here to help you learn about an approach widely used by mental health facilities as a way to treat trauma in a sensitive and empathetic way. Listen as we discuss the practical applications of Trauma Informed Care and compare it to less effective methods in traditional institutional settings.

If you’re interested in learning more about treatment approaches, take a look at the sources we used for this episode:

Barlett, J. D. & Steber, K. (2019). How to implement trauma-informed care to build resilience to childhood trauma. Child Trends, 9(10).

Black, K.R., Collin-Veniza, D., Brend, D., & Romano, E. (2022). Trauma-informed attitudes in residential treatment settings: Staff, child and youth factors predicting adoption, maintenance and change over time. Child Abuse and Neglect, 130(3), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105361

Jina-Pettersen, N. (2022). Fear, neglect, coercion, and dehumanization: Is inpatient psychiatric trauma contributing to a public health crisis? Journal of Patient Experience. https://doi.org/10.1177/23743735221079138

Kumar, S., Quite, H., & Thornicroft, G. (2009). Service users’ experiences of violence within a mental health system: A study using grounded theory approach. Journal of Mental Health, 10(6), 597-611. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638230120041353

Ludy-Dobson, C. R., & Perry, B. D. (2011). The role of healthy relational interactions in buffering the impact of childhood trauma. In E. Gil (Ed.), Working with children to heal interpersonal trauma: The power of play (pp. 26-43). Guilford Press

Shields, M. C., Hollander, M. A., Busch, A. B., Kantawala, Z., & Rosenthal, M. B. (2023). Patient-centered inpatient psychiatry is associated with outcomes, ownership, and national quality measures. Health Affairs Scholar 1(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1093/haschl/qxad017

Wilcox, P. D., (2012). Trauma informed treatment: The restorative approach. NEARI Press.

Zelechoski, A. D., Bohner, J., & Perry, B. D. (2024). Beyond recidivism: reconceptualizing success through relational health for trauma-exposed youth experiencing juvenile justice involvement. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1263451

Interested in learning more about adolescent trauma? This episode is to help inform you about what trauma is and the ways it can affect behaviors and the body at the most developmental periods. Experiencing trauma as a child can lead to much more detrimental effects than it does in adulthood–join us as we talk to you about what those consequences are.

If you’re interested in learning more about adolescent trauma, take a look at the sources we used for this episode:

Barlett, J. D. & Steber, K. (2019). How to implement trauma-informed care to build resilience to childhood trauma. Child Trends, 9(10).

Heleniak, C., Jenness, J.L., Vander Stoep, A., McCauley, E., & McLaughlin, K. A. (2016). Childhood maltreatment exposure and disruptions in emotion regulation: A transdiagnostic pathway to adolescent internalizing and externalizing psychopathology. Cogn Ther Res, 40, 394-415. doi: 10.1007/s10608-015-9735-z

Laricchiuta, D., Panuccio, A., Pincerni, E., Biondo, D., Genovesi, B., & Petrosini, L. (2023). The body keeps the score: The neurobiological profile of traumatized adolescents. Neuroscience & Behavioral Reviews, 145, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.1W05033

Shaw, J. A. (2011). A review of current research on the incidence and prevalence of interpersonal childhood trauma. In E. Gil (Ed.), Working with children to heal interpersonal trauma: The power of play (pp. 12-25). Guilford Press.

Wilcox, P. D., (2012). Trauma informed treatment: The restorative approach. NEARI Press.