Psychoprophylaxis and psychocorrection of a professional (emotional) burnout among specialists of the psychological, medical and pedagogical commissions

Abstract

The professional work of a specialist in the psychological, medical and pedagogical commission (PMPC) is distinguished by high emotional tension due to the constant interaction and communication with children who have certain problems in development and with their parents, which often leads to professional (emotional) burnout. In order to prevent professional burnout and psychological correction of the initial manifestations of such, a program was developed to prevent emotional burnout among specialists of PMPC, with its subsequent implementation in the educational institution “Regional Center for Diagnostics and Consulting” in Chelyabinsk for 8 months, in which 18 employees took part this institution. Evaluation of the effectiveness of the program aimed at developing the skills of self-regulation, positive self-perception and management of one's own psycho-emotional state was carried out using the experimental psychological test “Diagnosis of the level of emotional burnout”. Testing was carried out twice — before the implementation of the program of psychoprophylaxis of emotional burnout and upon its completion. The initial examination revealed manifestations of emotional burnout of varying severity in most individuals comprising the study group — 72%. Repeated testing, after 8 months of the implementation of the psychoprophylactic program, recorded a significant decrease in the number of those who had any signs of emotional burnout — up to 28%. The higher frequency and severity of emotional burnout, as well as its lower susceptibility to reverse development, were more characteristic of people over 40 and with work experience of over 20 years, which justifies the need for earlier involvement of PMPC specialists in the training program of psychoprophylaxis.