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Journal of Korean Academy of psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 2012;21(4):303-310.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2012.21.4.303    Published online December 31, 2012.
Causes of Burnout among South Korean Counselors Working with North Korean Refugees: A Qualitative Content Analysis.
Insuk Rho, Sunhee Cho
1Department of Nursing, Sehan University, Yeongam, Korea. scho@mokpo.ac.kr
2Department of Nursing, Mokpo National University, Muan, Korea.
Abstract
PURPOSE
This study was done to identify the causes of burnout among South Korean counselors for North Korean refugees. METHODS: Data were collected using open-ended questions in a survey from 85 South Korean counselors for North Korean refugees, and a content analysis of the textual data from the questions was conducted. RESULTS: A total of 192 statements were selected from the data and those were categorized into 3 domains, 8 categories, and 24 sub-categories. Institutional, client, and social recognition domains emerged. Findings indicate that the causes of burnout were derived from the following categories: 1) the categories for the Institutional domain were physical environment, work conflict, and work overload, 2) for the client domain, lack of cooperation, selfish attitude, and limits to interventions, and 3) for the social recognition domain, lack of rewards and identity confusion. CONCLUSION: The results indicate that community mental health professionals need to understand these causes of burnout among the counselors working with North Korean refugees. It is also necessary to do further research to develop strategies to prevent burnout and potential mental health problems for these counselors.
Key Words: Burnout; Content analysis; Counselor; North Korean refugees
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