Effect of Supervision on Stress and Burnout in School Counsellors: A Case of Action Research

Jernej Kovač (), Marija Javornik Krečič, Branka Čagran and Matjaž Mulej
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Jernej Kovač: University of Maribor
Marija Javornik Krečič: University of Maribor
Branka Čagran: University of Maribor
Matjaž Mulej: University of Maribor, and IRDO Institute for the Development of Social Responsibility

Systemic Practice and Action Research, 2017, vol. 30, issue 4, No 4, 395-406

Abstract: Abstract School counsellors are permanently in action, the success of which depends on their systemic approach to their action. Due to the difficulty, complexity and scope of their work, school counsellors are often under a lot of stress, which may eventually develop into occupational burnout. Thus, it is very important that school counsellors can use appropriate i.e. systemic, i.e. requisitely holistic ways of coping with stress and occupational burnout. Recently, after many years, supervision has been gaining importance as an action in the form of professional help to school counsellors to enable them to cope effectively with stress and to prevent occupational burnout. The primary purpose of the reported-about study is to determine how supervision, in accordance with the relational family model, affects the perception of stress and occupational burnout. The sample included 30 school counsellors in Slovenia. They were divided into an experimental group (with the presence of supervision) and a control group (without supervision). Results show a positive effect of supervision, in accordance with the relational family model, on the school counsellors’ perception of stress, since stress decreased after supervisory meetings, while the school counsellors’ perception of their professional burnout after supervisory meetings did not change significantly.

Keywords: School counsellors; Stress; Occupational burnout; Supervision; Relational family model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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