Burnout among County Extension Staff Involved in the Rural Crisis.

Hughes, Robert

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ERIC Number: EJ387734

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1988

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Burnout among County Extension Staff Involved in the Rural Crisis.

Hughes, Robert

Human Services in the Rural Environment, v12 n1 p23-28 Sum 1988

Examines burnout, focusing on levels of burnout in rural Illinois extension service staff. Identifies work and conditions that create high risk of burnout. Indicates crisis staff working with distressed families experienced burnout as often as other staff. Makes recommendations for reducing burnout among rural social service providers. (Author/TES)

Descriptors: Burnout, Family Problems, Morale, Rural Areas, Rural Education, Rural Environment, Rural Extension, Rural Family, Social Services, Social Workers, Stress Management, Stress Variables

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Illinois

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