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Burnout Across Thirteen Cultures Stress and Coping in Child and Youth Care Workers
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Victor Savicki
ISBN: 0-275-97453-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-97453-4
248 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 2/28/2002
List Price: $102.95 (UK Sterling Price: £71.95)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: No other book has studied the phenomenon of burnout among child- and youth-care workers across so many cultures using a standard measure to pinpoint the dimensions of culture that increase or decrease burnout. This work examines the problem across 13 cultures, including England, Scotland, Germany, Austria, Israel, Canada, and the United States. Among the consistent themes that emerge are workload, work environment, social support, and coping skills. Recommendations for prevention, remediation, and recovery are offered based on research findings and a theoretical approach emphasizing positive psychology.

This volume will be of interest to scholars and researchers studying burnout in any population, as well as those focused on the more general topic of cross-cultural psychology. Human service professionals, especially those in the field of child- and youth-care work, will also find the book helpful. It will appeal also to professors and students in higher education programs training human service workers in the fields of psychology, social work, and counseling.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
    Basic Concepts
    Child and Youth Care Work: Past, Present, and Future
    Burnout: Its Impact and Precursors
    Culture as a Lens to Examine Burnout
    Process, Practice, and Culture Comparisons
    The Study: The People and the Process
    Thirteen Culture Comparisons
    Thirteen Cultures of Child and Youth Care: Who They Are and What They Do
    Culture and the Determinants of Burnout
    Pan-Cultural Analysis of the Impact of Environment, Coping, and Culture on Burnout
    Burnout Configurations
    Cross-Cultural Comparisons
    The United Kingdom--Scotland and England: One Country--Two Cultures
    Germany--Former East and Former West: One Country--Two Cultures
    Canada--French and English Speakers: One Country--Two Cultures
    East and West: Burnout and the Fall of the Iron Curtain
    Separated by a Common Language: Australia, Canada, England, Scotland, and the United States
    Themes and Recommendations
    Emerging Themes in Culture and Burnout
    Burnout Prevention, Remediation, and Recovery
    Implications for the 21st Century
About the Author: VICTOR SAVICKI is Professor of Psychology at Western Oregon University. He has spent 30 years involved in child and youth care work, as a family therapist, private practitioner, consultant, trainer, educator, and researcher.
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