Occupational Stress Within the Counseling Profession: Implications for Counselor Training

Abstract

Counselors with higher levels of perceived occupational stress report significantly greater personal strain and less coping resources than do counselors perceiving lower levels of occupational stress.

Wellness in School and Mental Health Systems: Organizational Influences

“…Similarly, a nonsupportive boss has been associated with heart disease (Haynes & Feinleib, 1980). When looking at counselors, those under the most stress showed lower levels of social support compared with those with less stress (Sowa, may, & Niles, 1994). Because most people receive a substantial portion of their social support and interaction at work, enhancing social networks in the workplace is crucial.…”

A Framework for Understanding the Wounding of Healers

“…Several factors typically interact to increase stress upon entering a system. A new individual may isolate him-or herself, feel vulnerable, and attempt to work hard to impress those of greater status, often to the point of self-neglect (Cherniss, 1980;Sowa, May, & Niles, 1994). Also, those who have been in the system longer may feel threatened by the new individual.…”

Investigating predictive relationships between speech-language pathology graduate students' sense of classroom community, perceived learning, and perceived anxiety.

“…Whereas the prevalence and severity of mental illness is increased in the United States (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2018) and appears to impact the helping professions-namely speech-language pathology (Beck & Verticchio, 2014;Jennings, 2008;Lloyd, King, & Chenoweth, 2002;Rees & Cooper, 1992;Sowa, May, & Niles, 1994), it is necessary that training programs consider ways to assist students in ameliorating anxiety. Evidenced-based techniques include but are not limited to: mindfulness meditation (Shearer, Hunt, Chowdhury, & Nicol, 2016), resource appraisals (Jamieson, Peters, Greenwood, & Altose, 2016), and involvement in extracurricular activities, mentorship, career counseling, and life coaching (Fares, Al Tabosh, Saadeddin, El Mouhayyar, & Aridi, 2016).…”

“…Graduate students preparing to work in the helping professions (e.g., nursing, medicine, counseling, social work, and speech-language pathology) are noted to have elevated stress and anxiety levels (Beck & Verticchio, 2014;Jennings, 2008;Lloyd, King, & Chenoweth, 2002;Rees & Cooper, 1992;Sowa, May, & Niles, 1994). One study surveyed the stress levels and types of stress in 238 graduate students studying speechlanguage pathology in the United States (Lieberman, Raisor-Becker, Sotto, & Redle, 2018).…”