Meanings of burnout and resilience in Ontario dietitians

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-20
Author(s):  
Yuka Asada
Keyword(s):  
Job Stress ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Professional Relationships ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Dietetic Education ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Growth And Change ◽  
And Training ◽  
Preventative Approach

  ABSTRACT   Objectives: Although experiences of burnout are well documented among some health professionals, there is limited research that explores similar experiences among dietitians. This study aims (1) to describe the varied qualitative dimensions of burnout that are particular to dietitians and (2) to identify the factors that might be deemed protective against burnout. Methods: Fourteen dietitians were recruited from a larger quantitative study that assessed prevalence of burnout in Ontario, Canada using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). Those who completed the MBI were invited to participate in two phenomenological interviews. Transcribed interviews were analyzed by naïve readings and identified meaning units with a larger team for increased rigor and trustworthiness. Results: Dietitians describe burnout as having bodily and overall health consequences. Both social/professional relationships and dietitians’ passion for their work contributed to experiences of burnout and resilience. Opportunities for continued professional growth and change were contributing factors for resilience. Implications & Conclusions: This study contributes to the limited body of knowledge on dietitians’ lived experiences of burnout and resilience. The findings have implications for those involved in the education and training of student dietitians, and for those in a position to offer support to dietitians who are struggling with job stress. In the context of fostering resilience, a preventative approach to dietetic education is explored with the intention to protect future practitioners from burnout.

Competenza ad agire insieme e senso di iniziativa: il tirocinio per attraversare i confini tra studio e lavoro

2020 ◽  
pp. 93-102
Author(s):  
Fabrizio d'Aniello
Keyword(s):  
Professional Growth ◽  
Capability Approach ◽  
Boundary Crossing ◽  
Methodological Framework ◽  
Knowledge Models ◽  
Internship Experience ◽  
Cultural Historical Activity ◽  
The University ◽  
And Training ◽  
The Capability Approach

The pre-eminent motivation behind this contribution lies in the intention to offer students of three-year degree course in education and training sciences and master's degree in pedagogical sciences of the University of Macerata a further support than those already existing, aimed at expanding the educational meaningfulness of the internship experience. The main criticality of such experience is connected with the difficulty in translating knowledge, models, ideas into appropriate activities. This notably refers to the conceptual and educational core of the sense of initiative and entrepreneurship and, consistently, to the skill to act. Therefore, after a deepening of the sense of initiative and entrepreneurship, followed by related pedagogical reflections based on the capability approach, the paper presents an operative proposal aimed at increasing young people's possibilities of action and supporting their personal and professional growth. With regard to this training proposal, the theoretical and methodological framework refers to the third generation cultural historical activity theory and to the tool of the boundary crossing laboratory, variant of the change laboratory

Voices of Distress: The Emotional Peril of Not Attaining a Dietetic Internship in Ontario

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Jennifer Lee Brady ◽  
Annie Hoang ◽  
Olivia Siswanto ◽  
Jordana Riesel ◽  
Jacqui Gingras
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Research ◽  
Current Model ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Application Process ◽  
Dietetic Education ◽  
Dietetic Internship ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Training ◽  
Future Growth

Obtaining dietetic licensure in Ontario requires completion of a Dietitians of Canada (DC) accredited four-year undergraduate degree in nutrition and an accredited post-graduate internship or combined Master’s degree program. Given the scarcity of internship positions in Ontario, each year approximately two-thirds of the eligible applicants who apply do not receive a position XX, XX, XX, XX, XX, XX, in press). Anecdotally, not securing an internship position is known to be a particularly disconcerting experience that has significant consequences for individuals’ personal, financial, and professional well-being. However, no known empirical research has yet explored students’ experiences of being unsuccessful in applying for internship positions. Fifteen individuals who applied between 2005 and 2009 to an Ontario-based dietetic internship program, but were unsuccessful at least once, participated in a one-on-one semi-structured interview. Findings reveal that participants’ experiences unfold successively in four phases that are characterized by increasingly heightened emotional peril: naïveté, competition, devastation, and frustration. The authors conclude that the current model of dietetic education and training in Ontario causes lasting distress to students and hinders the future growth and vitality of the dietetic profession. Further research is required to understand the impact of the current model on dietetic educators, internship coordinators, and preceptors as coincident participants in the internship application process.

Social Justice and Dietetic Education: Are We Preparing Practitioners to Lead?

2020 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
pp. 120-126
Author(s):  
Jennifer Brady
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Determinants Of Health ◽  
Structural Determinants ◽  
Social Justice Advocacy ◽  
Dietetic Education ◽  
Qualitative Survey ◽  
The Social ◽  
Reflexive Practice ◽  
And Training

Purpose: To explore dietetic practitioners’ perceptions of their education and training in the knowledge, skills, and confidence to understand social justice issues and to engage in socially just dietetic practice and social justice advocacy. Methods: An online semi-qualitative survey sent to Canadian dietitians. Results: Most respondents (n = 264; 81.5%) felt that knowledge- and skill-based learning about social justice and social justice advocacy should be a part of dietetic education and training. Reasons given by respondents for the importance of social justice learning include: client-centred care and reflexive practice, effecting change to the social and structural determinants of health, preventing dietitian burnout, and relevance of the profession. Yet, over half of respondents either strongly disagreed or disagreed that they were adequately prepared with the knowledge (n = 186; 57.4%), skills (n = 195; 60.2%), or confidence (n = 196; 60.5%) to engage in advocacy related to social justice concerns. Some questioned the practicality of adding social justice learning via additional courses to already full programs, while others proposed infusing a social justice lens across dietetic education and practice areas. Conclusions: Dietetic education and training must do more to prepare dietitians to answer calls for dietitians to engage in social justice issues through practice and advocacy.

scholarly journals Avaliação da presença da Síndrome de Burnout em Agentes Comunitários de Saúde no município de Aracaju, Sergipe, Brasil

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (12) ◽  
pp. 4719-4726 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Mascarenhas Mota ◽  
Giselle Santana Dosea ◽  
Paula Santos Nunes
Keyword(s):  
Job Stress ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Stress Scale

O Programa de Agentes Comunitários de Saúde nasceu em 1991 com o objetivo de contribuir para melhoria da qualidade de vida da população, tendo como protagonistas os agentes comunitários de saúde. Diante disso, este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar a presença da Síndrome de Burnout em agentes comunitários de saúde de Aracaju (SE). A coleta de dados foi realizada com 222 agentes comunitários de saúde das 43 unidades de saúde da família de Aracaju. Os instrumentos da pesquisa foram: ficha de identificação produzida pelos autores para verificar a situação socioeconômica e ocupacional dos profissionais; questionários Job Stress Scale e Maslach Burnout Inventory. Os resultados mostraram que em relação à exposição ao estresse, 57,2% apresentam alta demanda psicológica e alto controle sobre o trabalho; 10,8% dos agentes comunitários de saúde demonstram moderada tendência à Síndrome de Burnout e 29,3% apresentam características equivalentes à doença. Essas características podem estar relacionadas à frustação relacionada à ineficácia da resolutividade dos problemas e ao grande envolvimento dos agentes comunitários de saúde com a sua comunidade. Diante disso, é necessário criar estratégias de intervenção que busquem a prevenção de problemas psicossociais presentes nesses profissionais da saúde.

Dietetic Education and Training in Europe and Latin America

1999 ◽  
Vol 99 (9) ◽  
pp. A83
Author(s):  
J. Ngo ◽  
A. Puchal ◽  
L. Padro ◽  
I. Palma ◽  
R. Rigolfas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Dietetic Education ◽  
And Training

On the Job Training of Social Workers the Case for the Continuing Seminars

1979 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arie Halachmi
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
Job Training ◽  
On The Job Training ◽  
And Training ◽  
Available Resources

The increase in the need for social services and the decrease in available resources may intensify the conflict between professional and organizational loyalties of social workers. Unless this conflict is resolved social workers will remain frustrated and uncooperative. The paper suggests the continuing seminar as a framework for action research and training. It suggests that such an approach may reduce the conflict of loyalties and provide social workers with a meaningful opportunity for professional growth.

A study into perioperative anaesthetic adverse events in Thailand (PAAd THAI): An analysis of suspected emergence delirium

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (12) ◽  
pp. 347-354
Author(s):  
Tanyong Pipanmekaporn ◽  
Yodying Punjasawadwong ◽  
Manee Raksakietisak ◽  
Wimonrat Sriraj ◽  
Varinee Lekprasert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Treatment ◽  
Elective Surgery ◽  
Physical Restraint ◽  
Policy Changes ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Emergence Delirium ◽  
Restraint Use ◽  
Incident Reports ◽  
And Training

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the characteristics, contributing factors and recommended policy changes associated with emergence delirium. Relevant data were extracted from the PAAd Thai database of 2,006 incident reports which were conducted from 1 January to 31 December 2015. Details pertinent to the patient, surgery, anaesthetic and systematic factors were reviewed independently. Seventeen incidents of emergence delirium were recorded. Emergence delirium was common in the following categories: male (70.6%), over 65 years of age (53%), elective surgery (76%) and orthopedic surgery (35%). Physical restraint was required in 53% (9 of 17) of cases and 14 patients (82%) required medical treatment. One patient developed postoperative delirium and required medical treatment. The study led to the following recommendations: Development of a classification of practice guidelines and a screening tool, and training for restraint use.

scholarly journals Reducing Stress from Workload Compression: Coping Strategies That Work in CPA Firms

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig R. Ehlen ◽  
G. R. Cluskey, Jr. ◽  
Richard A. Rivers
Keyword(s):  
Job Performance ◽  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Job Stressors ◽  
Accounting Practitioners ◽  
Workload Compression ◽  
Reducing Stress

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;CG Times&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Workload compression is characterized by the AICPA (Padwe 1994) as a condition of excessive job demands caused by the 1986 Tax Reform Act (TRA).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The TRA severely limited the ability of businesses to elect other than a calendar year-end reporting for tax purposes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Consequently, professional accountants find their tax and audit work compressed into the first quarter of each year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>In an earlier study Cluskey and Vaux (1997a) found job stressors, such as excessive job demands, to be contributing factors in causing job stress, which ultimately leads to degraded job performance. Cluskey and Vaux (1997b) also found workload compression to be a possible contributor to occupational stress in professional accountants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The current study surveyed public accountants in both October (slack season) and February (busy season).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The study found that standard indicators of job stress were no greater in February than in October, indicating that workload compression does not contribute additional occupational stress in accounting practitioners.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Subsequent interviews with the participants revealed that the firms in this study have incorporated specific management practices to help their employees cope with the extremely high job demands during this period of workload compression, which may help explain these unexpected results.</span></span></p>

scholarly journals Perceived ethical misconduct: a survey of neuropsychology professionals in Mexico

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paola Fonseca ◽  
Laiene Olabarrieta Landa ◽  
Ivan Panyavin ◽  
Xóchitl Angélica Ortiz Jiménez ◽  
Adriana Aguayo Arelis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Professional Practice ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Professional Relationships ◽  
Ethical Misconduct ◽  
And Training ◽  
Do So

Objective: To evaluate the frequency of perceived ethical misconduct in the practice of neuropsychology in Mexico. Method: One hundred fourteen psychologists answered a survey which assessed perceptions of ethical misconduct in four areas of professional practice in the field of neuropsychology.Results: The area of professional training contained the highest percentage of perception of ethical misconduct, followed by research and publications, clinical care, and professional relationships. Conclusion: The high frequency of ethical misconduct perceived by neuropsychology professionals in Mexico is a cause for concern. The results suggest the need to create and implement a system to make sure that professionals follow the ethics standards required by the profession, and to provide consequences for those who fail to do so. The profession of neuropsychology and training of professionals in the field must be regularized in the country, to reduce the frequency of future ethical misconducts.

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