Factors identified as contributing to stress and burnout included the nature of social work practice, especially tension between philosophy and work demands and the organization of the work. The problem of burnout in the social work profession. according to maslach & leiter in the truth about burnout "..burnout in individual workers says more about the conditions of their job than it does about them.. The result of analysis shows that the factors that cause burnout of social workers include work experience, compensation from work environment, supervision, promotion, work... mental health, burnout and job satisfaction among mental health social workers in england and wales..
Social worker stress can be a symptom of organisational problems alex chard examines why employers need a better approach to tackling social worker burnout by judy cooper on january 27, 2015 in social care leaders , stress , workforce , your say. Social workers are considered a professional group at high risk of burnout. noticing the insufficient human resource management and understaffed social work centers, iranian social workers are faced with a considerable level of physical and mental stress, which can lead to burnout.. Some research has noted lower job satisfaction for social workers compared to psychiatrists (prosser et al., 1997), but most mental health burnout studies have not compared rates of burnout across professions or disciplines..
