Describes a workshop on burnout especially designed for telephone counselors. Workshops help counselors explore the personal, professional, and organizational factors that are important in understanding and coping with this burnout. (Author/RC)

Describes a workshop model designed to make participants aware of several important concepts related to stress and stress management. Questions discussed in group format seek to identify sources of stress and methods of coping. Advantages of the workshop model are noted and a team approach is suggested. (RC)

Staff who bring a mental health perspective to the schools can deal with problems of staff burnout. This packet is designed to help in beginning the process of minimizing burnout, a process that requires reducing environmental stressors, increasing personal capabilities, and enhancing job supports. The packet opens with brief discussions of "What…

A group approach to dealing with stress is the basis for a series of workshops outlined in this paper. The stress management program materials, especially suitable for those in the helping professions, identifies the nature and causes of stress, and uses group supports to target and work to change counter-productive stress-related behaviors. The…

This description of the Partners in Encouragement (PIE) program and the methods used to implement the program provide a model for school counselors to combat teacher burnout and improve morale. A discussion of the preliminary planning needs focuses on ways to inform prospective participants of the program, and outlines the introduction to be…