Strategies and Solutions for Public Sector Burnout - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798337301709

Editeur : Information Science Reference, 2025

Synopsis

Combating burnout in the public sector requires a combination of organizational, cultural, and policy-driven strategies aimed at prevention and recovery. Key solutions include fostering a supportive workplace culture where mental health is openly addressed and stigma is reduced. Providing flexible work arrangements, manageable workloads, and clear role expectations can reduce stress. Access to mental health resources also plays a crucial role in supporting well-being. Further exploration may address structural issues, such as underfunding, staffing shortages, and bureaucratic inefficiencies, to create a more sustainable and resilient public workforce. Strategies and Solutions for Public Sector Burnout explores the increasing levels of crises and disasters that have greatly exacerbated employee burnout in the public sector. It examines various strategies and solutions to properly address public sector burnout. This book covers topics such as social work, stress management, and government and law, and is a useful resource for government officials, policymakers, medical and healthcare professionals, academicians, researchers, and scientists.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Kenny A. Hendrickson is a Professor of Public Administration and Social Sciences, and the Dean of Graduate Studies at the University of the Virgin Islands. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Urban Studies and Public Affairs from the University of Akron in Ohio. Dr. Hendrickson’s current research interests and publications focus on public administration, leadership, disaster management, burnout, STEM education, public health, caring, professional quality of life and public trust. In 2021, Dr. Hendrickson was part of an investigative team that completed a research project, entitled “Frontline Government Workers: Assessing Post-Disaster Burnout and Quality of Life”. This project was funded by the Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado Boulder. The project examined the relationship between post-disaster burnout of US Virgin Islands frontline government employees and their professional quality of life. The following year, Dr. Hendrickson was the primary investigator of a research project, entitled “Public Trust, Community Resilience, and Disaster Response in the U.S. Virgin Islands”. This project was also funded by the Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado Boulder. The project examined the relationship between territorial public trust in public health emergency response (PHER) and community resilience.

Kula A. Francis is an Associate Professor of Political Science in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at the University of the Virgin Islands. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Urban Studies and Public Affairs from the University of Akron in Ohio. Her current research interests are social equity in public organizations, evaluation, international relations, history, politics, and public administration. In 2021, Dr. Francis was principal investigator was on an investigative team that completed a research project, entitled “Frontline Government Workers: Assessing Post-Disaster Burnout and Quality of Life”. This project was funded by the Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado Boulder. The project examined the relationship between post-disaster burnout of US Virgin Islands frontline government employees and their professional quality of life. The following year, Dr. Francis was also part of a research project, entitled “Public Trust, Community Resilience, and Disaster Response in the U.S. Virgin Islands”. This project was also funded by the Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado Boulder. The project examined the relationship between territorial public trust in public health emergency response (PHER) and community resilience.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Information Science Reference
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798337301709
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 482
• Éditeur: Hendrickson Kenny A, Francis Kula A
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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