Journal article
Exploring Profiles and Variables Related to Burnout Amongst School Mental Health Providers
Behavioral sciences, Vol.15(9), 1289
09/21/2025
DOI: 10.3390/bs15091289
PMCID: PMC12467177
PMID: 41009319
Abstract
The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to examine burnout profiles and organizational variables that impact burnout in school mental health providers, such as school counselors, school psychologists, social workers, and interventionists. We disseminated a survey to a large sample of school personnel across a Midwestern state. From the larger sample, we analyzed responses from school mental health providers (n = 120), as there are severe shortages of these professionals within the state and across the country. When shortages occur, caseloads are higher, thus increasing the work demands and the propensity for burnout. With burnout leading to attrition from the field, this creates a vicious cycle that could be prevented through the awareness and implementation of strategies to counteract the factors contributing to burnout. Results indicate school mental health providers (n = 120) in this state endure high levels of emotional exhaustion, while still maintaining a sense of personal accomplishment. Further, higher levels of perceived organizational support and job satisfaction appeared to lower burnout, whereas respondents who worked in schools implementing a multi-tiered system of support experienced higher burnout. Key findings, implications for practice, limitations, and future directions are discussed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Exploring Profiles and Variables Related to Burnout Amongst School Mental Health Providers
- Creators
- Ashley Rila - University of IowaGerta Bardhoshi - University of IowaDerek Rodgers - University of IowaAllison Bruhn - University of IowaDuhita Mahatmya - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Behavioral sciences, Vol.15(9), 1289
- DOI
- 10.3390/bs15091289
- PMID
- 41009319
- PMCID
- PMC12467177
- NLM abbreviation
- Behav Sci (Basel)
- ISSN
- 2076-328X
- eISSN
- 2076-328X
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Grant note
- Iowa Department of EducationPrime Sponsor: US Department of Education
This research was funded by Iowa Department of Education grant number 22M-09. Prime Sponsor: US Department of Education.
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/21/2025
- Academic Unit
- Counselor Education; Center for Social Science Innovation; Anesthesia; Psychological and Quantitative Foundations; Teaching and Learning
- Record Identifier
- 9984966337602771
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