CPP, Inc.

Assesses professional burnout in human service, education, business, and government professions. These survey tools have been recognised for more than a decade as aleading measure of burnout. They incorporate the extensive research that has been conducted in the more than 25 years since its initial publication. This updated edition comprises three separate surveys, each focusing on a distinct work population. Each survey takes only 10 to 15 minutes to complete and is hand-scorable.

Survey

Multidisciplinary

Restricted inventory - can only be purchased by completing a qualification form when purchasing

Payment required - retail costs

USA

https://www.cpp.com/en/detailprod.aspx?pc=35

Cancer Australia

Developed in consultation with some of Australia’s leading clinicians and health care managers, this module aims to address some of the workplace issues and sources of conflict that may impact upon the professional relationship between clinicians and health care managers.

Over three sections, Exploring the Divide, Identifying Common Ground, and Working Together toward Change, the module provides information, first-hand advice, case studies, practical skills and other activities to assist clinicians and managers to understand the others’ perspective to enhance their relationship in order to better support each other in the shared goal of providing optimal patient care.

Online module

Clinicians, health care managers

Publicly available - free registration required

Free of charge

Australia

http://www.cancerlearning.gov.au/clinicianmanager/

beyondblue the national depression initiative

beyondblue's National Workplace Program aims to equip organisations with the awareness and skills to recognise and manage common mental health problems at work effectively. The programs provides the following services to Australian organisations: workplace presentations and workshops; assistance with a workplace mental health promotion campaign; consultancy and advisory services; and conference presentations and industry briefings.

Website - information

Multidisciplinary

Publicly available - no restrictions

Free of charge

Australia

http://www.beyondblue.org.au/index.aspx?link_id=4.1028

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)

The Professional Peer Support network is a joint initiative between RACGP and beyondblue to trial a peer support network to improve health and wellbeing amongst health professionals and prevent burnout. This research trial started in 2007 in Victoria. Doctors meet regularly in small groups (two to eight peers) at regular intervals to provide professional, social and emotional support to each other. There is common training for medical practitioners who wish to lead groups and common support services for those group leaders and referral points for participants who seek further assistance.

Professional body

Multidisciplinary

Health professionals only

Free of charge

Australia

http://www.racgp.org.au/peersupport/network

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)

The GP Support Program is a free service offered by the RACGP in line with the college's commitment to foster a culture of self care amongst general practitioners. It is available to all Australian RACGP members who are registered medical practitioners, regardless of where you live or work. Members can access professional advice to help cope with life's stressors which may include personal and work related issues that can impact on their wellbeing, work performance, safety, workplace morale and psychological health.
FAQs

Website - information

General practitioners

All RACGP members who are registered medical practitioners.

Free of charge

Australia

http://www.racgp.org.au/gpsupport

Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne

This website is to support health professionals working with children in palliative care. It includes strategies for self-care.

Website - information

Multidisciplinary

Publicly available - no restrictions

Free of charge

Australia

http://www.rch.org.au/rch_palliative/prof/index.cfm?doc_id=1685

Victorian Doctors Health Program (VDHP)

Support service and website: confidential service for doctors and medical students with health concerns, including stress and anxiety problems. Services include: advice and information; assessment and referral; case management, aftercare and monitoring; re-entry to the workforce; support groups; family support; and advocacy. Presentations are available for hospital hospital groups. The website includes case studies.

Website - information

All medical practitioners

Health professionals only

Not specified

Australia

http://www.vdhp.org.au/index.htm

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS)

A workshop offered through RACS Professional Development program and run by the Cognitive Institute. The workshop helps surgeons and advanced trainees identify and address risk factors of 'burnout' before they affect their career and personal life. Proven time and stress management strategies are explored as well as simple techniques to manage the effects of burnout.

Training workshop

Health professionals only

Available to members and non-members of RACS

Registration costs involved

Australia

RACS

http://www.surgeons.org/Content/NavigationMenu/FellowshipandStandards/Professional
Development/WorkshopsandCourses/SelfCare/default.htm

Cognitive Institute

Workshop offered to health professionals through their respective professional colleges, institutions or organisations. Workshop outline available in PDF.

Training workshop

All medical practitioners

Health professionals only

Payment required - contact Institute

Australia

Respective professional colleges, institutions or organisations

http://www.cognitiveinstitute.com.au/index.cfm?itemid=111

Pam McLean Cancer Communications Centre

A series of workshops/seminars on aspects of self care for health professionals:

• burnout
• stress management
• relaxation skills

Training workshop

Multidisciplinary

Health professionals only

Payment required - contact Centre

Australia

Respective professional colleges, institutions or organisations

http://www.pammcleancentre.org/main.html

The Delta Centre

Workshop for health professionals in leadership skills – includes a section on dealing with stress and burnout prevention

Training workshop

Multidisciplinary

Health professionals only

Not specified

Australia

http://www.thedeltacentre.com.au/html/s02_article/article_view.asp?art_id=130&nav_cat_id=150&nav_top_id=70

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)

This guidebook provides medical practitioners with information and resources on strategies for self care as an essential element of their professional life. It aims to encourage medical practitioners to recognise and discuss the challenges facing them, promote self care as an integral and accepted part of the professional life of medical practitioners, and assists medical practitioners to develop useful strategies for self care.

Printed resource

Multidisciplinary

Publicly available - no restrictions

Payment required contact College for details.

Australia

RACGP, RACS, RANZCO - check with your professional body

http://www.racgp.org.au/publications/tools#9

Council of Remote Area Nurses of Australia Incorporated

This booklet aims to identify some of the major sources of stress associated with remote health practice. It also attempts to offer some skills and strategies to assist practitioners to successfully deal with some of these pressures.

Web-based PDF

Multidisciplinary

Publicly available - no restrictions

Free of charge

Australia

http://bcl.crana.org.au/cms//file_library/Other/Other_7.pdf

St George Hospital

A collaboratively derived multi-author local tool with a formal local governance approval process, this excerpt from the St George Hospital manual provides a brief guide to self care for health care practitioners, with links to further information from the End of Life/Palliative Education Resource Centre (EPERC).

Web-based PDF

Multidisciplinary

Publicly available - no restrictions

Free of charge

Australia

Download here.

Nursing Standard

PDF article on website exploring burnout strategies to avoid burnout amongst nurses.

Journal article

Allied health - nursing

Publicly available - no restrictions

Free of charge

UK

http://www.sacredspace.org.uk/downloads/burnoutguide.pdf

American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

Video and slides presentations from ASCO 2006 meeting. In every major survey of oncologists with regard to reasons for stress and burnout, the issue of time pressures has been cited repeatedly as a key culprit. In this article, fellow oncologists describe ways to improve efficiency to maximize job and life satisfaction. Among the topics discussed are assessment of one's use of time in practice and daily life, identification of common time-wasting practices and ways to eliminate or adapt to them, and favorite methods to improve efficiency in patient care.

Video/DVD

Specialist - all

Publicly available - no restrictions

Free of charge

USA

http://www.asco.org/ASCO/Education+%26+Training/Education/Educational+Book,
?&vmview=edbk_detail_view&confID=40&abstractID=633

Allyn & Bacon

Written specifically for for Counselors, Therapists, Teachers and Health Professionals, this book explores the optimal balance between other-care and self-care for practitioners in counseling, therapy, teaching, and the health professions. The book describes: the joys and hazards of the work, the long road from novice to senior practitioner, the essence of burnout, ways to maintain the professional and personal self, methods experts use to maintain vitality, and, finally, a self-care action plan.

Text book

Multidisciplinary

Publicly available - no restrictions

Payment required (retail)

USA

http://www.amazon.com/Resilient-Practitioner-Prevention-Strategies-Professionals/dp/020530611X

Palliative Care Nurses Professional Forum

Resource produced for health professionals involved in palliative care in metropolitan areas of Adelaide. Includes sections on self care and recognising and managing the risk of burnout. PDFs available.

Website - information

Multidisciplinary

Publicly available - no restrictions

Free of charge

Australia

http://www.mapcare.org.au/self_care.html

CENGAGE Delmar Learning

This is a comprehensive, holistic handbook from which nurses can select practical and easy-to-use techniques to sustain their bodies, minds and spirits as they meet the daily demands of their challenging careers. (organization, management, administration, OB, organization behavior, nursing administration, leadership, delegation, business, professional executive)

Text book

Allied health - nursing

Publicly available - no restrictions

Payment required (retail)

USA

http://www.medi-smart.com/stress-heal.htm

Elsevier Health Sciences

Written by Nora Kearney, Alison Richardson, Paola Di Giulio (R.N.), his book presents a synthesis of issues,which underpin the practice of advanced cancer nursing. The central concerns of the book reflect the emerging roles of the advanced specialist practitioner and include advanced practice, education, management and research. The book includes some information about burnout and how to avoid it.

Text book

Allied health - nursing

Publicly available - no restrictions

Payment required (retail)

Europe

Cancer nursing practice: a textbook for the specialist nurse

Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins

This textbook is a practical guide to the management of the myriad symptoms and quality-of-life issues that occur in patients with cancer. This revised edition includes a chapter on caregiver stress.

Text book

Multidisciplinary

Publicly available - no restrictions

Payment required (retail)

USA

http://www.ovid.com/site/catalog/Book/832.jsp

Australian Medical Association (AMA)

AMA position statement to promote the health and wellbeing of medical students and medical practitioners during their training and professional careers. Also available as PDF.

Website - information

All medical practitioners

Publicly available - no restrictions

Free of charge

Australia

http://www.ama.com.au/node/2553

Rural Health Workforce Australia

Series of short documentaries profiling GPs working in rural areas.

Website - information

General practice

Publicly available - no restrictions

Free of charge

Australia

http://www.gplifestylechange.com.au/

United States Department of Health and Human Services- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

List of references about self care for health professionals, including some articles on oncology.

Website - information

Multidisciplinary

Publicly available - no restrictions

Free of charge

USA

http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/dtac/Selfcare.asp

The Clinical Oncological Society of Australia) and the Cancer Council Australia and Centre for Health Research and Psycho-oncology (CHeRP)

Report and recommendations following a survey of the oncology workforce undertaken to:

1. Assess the prevalence of burnout and psychosocial distress amongst the various professional groups who provide or contribute to cancer care and research in Australia.
2. Explore to what extent selected predictors contribute to the levels of burnout and psychosocial distress, including demographic and occupational factors and communication skills training.
3. Investigate the perceived causes of professional burnout and strategies for preventing or reducing its impact on cancer care personnel.

Web based PDF

Health professionals

Publicly available - no restrictions

Free of charge

Australia

http://www.cosa.org.au/File/publications/COSA_Burnout_Survey_Final_Report.pdf

The Clinical Oncological Society of Australia) and The Cancer Council Australia

Report and recommendations about the key systemic training and planning problems facing the cancer workforce (and much of the health workforce generally) and the population pressures compounding them.

Web based PDF

Health professionals, consumers

Publicly available - no restrictions

Free of charge

Australia

http://www.cosa.org.au/cosa/File/publications/Health_workforce_study_submission_August_2005.pdf

American Academy for Family Physicians (USA)

Online article with suggestions for managing stress and burn-out in general practice in the USA.

Journal article

General practice

Publicly available - no restrictions

Free of charge

US

http://www.aafp.org/fpm/20020400/35eigh.html

Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors

A website article discussing burn-out amongst counsellors and suggested strategies for self-care.

Website - information

Allied health - counselling

Publicly available - no restrictions

Free of charge

Australia

http://www.aipc.net.au/articles/StressIssues/2006-08-15_Burnout_and_Counsellor_Self-Care_Strategies.php

Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors

A web-based article discussing the importance of professional supervision for counsellors, including benefits for self-care.

Website - information

Allied health - counselling

Publicly available - no restrictions

Free of charge

Australia

http://www.aipc.net.au/articles/CounsellingProcess/2007-09-10_The_Importance_of_Counselling_Supervision.php

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)

A literature review of fifty years of research on doctor’s emotional health.

Web-based PDF

Multidisciplinary

Publicly available - no restrictions

Free of charge

Australia

http://www.racgp.org.au/Content/NavigationMenu/PracticeSupport/peersupport/20060106conspiracy_of_silence.pdf