Recognise and Deal with the Burn-out

"Burn out," which literally means "burned out," "exhausted," or "burst," is a syndrome resulting from chronic stress associated with the work environment that cannot be well managed (WHO definition).

Burn-out syndrome is characterized by a series of phenomena of fatigue, disappointment, attrition, and unproductivity that result in prostration and disinterest in one's daily professional activities.

The modules will consist of the following units:

• Analysis of the meaning of burn-out and its indicators and symptoms. 

• Self-administration of a test to find out whether one suffers from the syndrome. 

• Identification of ways to prevent syndrome:

         1. Ways of organizing work.

         2. Conception of the workplace.

         3. Definition of new modes of production and work.

• Identification of modes of care and intervention in syndrome.