ABSTRACT
Caregivers are notoriously susceptible to burnout. Their work demands empathic relationships and often a great deal of emotional involvement. They risk being emotionally drained, giving of themselves until they have nothing more to give. This is known as job burnout, in which people are physically or emotionally exhausted, negative about themselves and their jobs, and increasingly less concerned about their clients (Pines & Maslach 1978). They become depersonalized and emotionally withdrawn. Burnout research focuses on the various causes and manifestations of such withdrawals and the resulting implications for work effectiveness, morale, and turnover (Maslach 1982).
