Addressing Clinician Burnout in a Community Mental Health Setting During the COVID Pandemic

• By: Jessica Bonumwezi, PhD Russi Soffer, PsyM Elana G. Spira, PhD Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS)
• October 11th, 2022
• burnout, clinician burnout, compassion fatigue, COVID-19, depersonalization, emotional exhaustion, employment, Fall 2022 Issue, healthcare workers
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More than two years into the COVID pandemic, we are probably all familiar with the term “burnout.” According to the literature, burnout is defined as a syndrome resulting from one’s profession that is comprised of three dimensions of symptoms: fatigue and emotional exhaustion, a low sense of...