Professionals provide patients with mental health care mainly through the relationship, which some-times elicits very intense and destabilizing emotions and feelings. Burnout and compassion fatigue can therefore occur, especially in those who, as the social workers, are in close and constant contact with patients. Compassion fatigue involves reducing the ability of the professional to be empathetic or to stay connected with the patient’s grief. On the other hand, according to the literature, per-ceived quality of meetings and training, in addition to perception of an absence/reduction of risks for the future, seem to be the main factors that influence professionals’ satisfaction. Interventions to prevent/reduce burnout and compassion fatigue largely fall within the sphere of awareness and the meaning making process. The latter is mainly pursued through storytelling and writing, which are fundamental strategies in training healthcare professionals to self-care.

Il lavoro in salute mentale viene svolto dai professionisti principalmente attraverso la re-lazione, che suscita emozioni e sentimenti, a volte molto intensi e destabilizzanti. Possonopertanto insorgere problemi di burnout e compassion fatigue, soprattutto in chi, come glieducatori, sono a stretto e costante contatto con gli utenti. Questa fatigue comporta la ri-duzione della capacità da parte del professionista di essere empatico o di con-dividere lasofferenza dell’utente. Di contro, fattori che impattano sulla soddisfazione dell’operatoresono, secondo la letteratura, la qualità percepita delle riunioni, la formazione e la perce-zione di una assenza/riduzione di rischi per il futuro. Gli interventi per prevenire/con-trastare il burnout la compassion fatigue rientrano in gran parte nella sfera dellaconsapevolezza e della ricerca di senso. Quest’ultima viene perseguita anche e soprattutto attraverso la narrazione e la scrittura, che sono strategie fondamentali della formazione alla cura di sé degli operatori sanitari.

Zannini, L., Daniele, K. (2020). Fragilità, compassion fatigue e burnout negli operatori in salute mentale. L’importanza della formazione alla cura della vita emotiva. [Frailty, compassion fatigue and burnout in mental health professionals. The importance of educating to care for the emotional life]. STUDIUM EDUCATIONIS, XXI(2), 101-112 [10.7346/SE-022020-10].

Fragilità, compassion fatigue e burnout negli operatori in salute mentale. L’importanza della formazione alla cura della vita emotiva. [Frailty, compassion fatigue and burnout in mental health professionals. The importance of educating to care for the emotional life].

Zannini L.
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Daniele K.
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2020

Abstract

Professionals provide patients with mental health care mainly through the relationship, which some-times elicits very intense and destabilizing emotions and feelings. Burnout and compassion fatigue can therefore occur, especially in those who, as the social workers, are in close and constant contact with patients. Compassion fatigue involves reducing the ability of the professional to be empathetic or to stay connected with the patient’s grief. On the other hand, according to the literature, per-ceived quality of meetings and training, in addition to perception of an absence/reduction of risks for the future, seem to be the main factors that influence professionals’ satisfaction. Interventions to prevent/reduce burnout and compassion fatigue largely fall within the sphere of awareness and the meaning making process. The latter is mainly pursued through storytelling and writing, which are fundamental strategies in training healthcare professionals to self-care.
Articolo in rivista - Articolo scientifico
burnout, compassion fatigue, education, emotional life,mental health professionals
burnout, compassion fatigue, formazione, professionisti della salute mentale, vita emotiva
Italian
2020
XXI
2
101
112
open
Zannini, L., Daniele, K. (2020). Fragilità, compassion fatigue e burnout negli operatori in salute mentale. L’importanza della formazione alla cura della vita emotiva. [Frailty, compassion fatigue and burnout in mental health professionals. The importance of educating to care for the emotional life]. STUDIUM EDUCATIONIS, XXI(2), 101-112 [10.7346/SE-022020-10].
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