Outlines 11 ways for camp staff to handle stress, focusing on goal setting, positive attitudes, delegating responsibilities, doing the fun parts of the job, change for the sake of change, good personal relationships, decent meals and exercise, avoiding procrastination, and having other interests. (KS)

Suggests that improving teachers' job satisfaction is paramount in an era where half of new teachers drop out of the profession in the first five years. Discusses sources of teacher dissatisfaction, benefits of collegial investment, shared leadership, support meetings, mentoring, and lessening dissatisfaction. (RS)

Surveys research on the connection between communication and stress, with particular application to the workplace. Reviews how message behaviors involving uncertainty, perceived control, and emotion can contribute to or ameliorate work stress and burnout. Discusses communication behaviors such as communication overload, participatory…

Discusses job burnout and reviews the literature to identify communication competencies which effectively combat it (perception, listening, feedback, and social support systems). Presents a course outline on communication techniques for countering job burnout, and argues that students should be trained to recognize, prevent, or ameliorate it. (SR)

Burnout stress syndrome is a complex concept reflecting a failure in both the individual's defense mechanism and in the work environment. Since child protection agencies cannot afford the costs of staff burnout, time and money spent by the organization to reduce employee stress is an investment in better service delivery. (TJQ)

This paper examines a vareity of individual, group, and organizational communication skills for dealing with job burnout. Primary emphasis is placed on techniques for: (1) gaining perspective; (2) resolving substantive and affective conflict; (3) developing social support systems; and (4) increasing constructive feedback and employee control.…

Offers tips and techniques for avoiding job burnout and managing stress in child care centers. (HOD)

Discussion of job stress faced by librarians identifies characteristics most often associated with burnout, characteristics of helping professions that intensify burnout factors, and suggestions to consider for fighting the tendency to burn out. A personal account of a burnout victim (junior high school librarian) is included. Six sources are…

This monograph is designed to give people engaged in human service activities some new and fresh ideas on how to handle stress, how to benefit from its positive aspects, and how to neutralize its detrimental effects. Part 1 provides a background statement and refers readers to an extensive bibliography provided at the end of the paper for those…

This monograph was written to enhance the college or university faculty member's understanding of stress as it impacts upon both students and faculty, and to help faculty members cope with the stressors in their own lives and intervene with students to reduce stress. Stress is defined and sources of distress are identified. Research is cited which…

This book is intended to guide the reader in the process of designing his or her career and achieving it. Chapter 1 begins with a look at self: developing areas of self, personality type, self-concept, and self-efficacy, making positive personality changes, sharpening basic skills, and evaluating career potential. Chapter 2 explores developing…