I Love My Job, But… Job Satisfaction And Burnout Among Forensic Interviewers

Description:  Presentation of a PhD study (slides and notes in pdf format)  into the relationships between Job Demands (e.g. workload), Job Satisfaction, Job Control, Organisational and External Support (e.g. effective supervision, family networks), and Burnout.
The research was via a survey with 167 Forensic Interviewers whose role is to interview children that have made disclosures of abuse.

See p39 of the document for the summary.

Key points:

Burnout and Job-Satisfaction can co-exist, however higher levels of Job Satisfaction predict lower Burnout.

The higher level of Job Control, the higher the level of Job Satisfaction.

The more support (both external and organisational), the less Burnout is reported.


What's the evidence base for this resource: The study was accepted for a PhD dissertation through West Chester University, Graduate Social Work Dept.

 

Potential uses and limitation: Specific focus on forensic interviewers in North Eastern States of USA. While the findings are useful, the study is not intended to prescribe detailed interventions that can be implemented.

 

Where it comes from: PhD Candidate, Christina M. Chiarelli-Helminiak. West Chester University, Graduate Social Work Dept.


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Employee Empowerment and Work Environment Leadership and Mission Management and Supervision Staff Health and Wellness