Kurytsya A. - Manifestation features of emotional burnout in speech therapists

Contact: Kurytsya Alla, PhD of psychology, senior lecturer of speech therapy and special methods in Kamyanets-Podilsky National Ivan Ohienko University, Kamyanets-Podilsky, Ukraine. Academic interests: logopaedic partnership and the problem of parental and child relationships of families who bring up a child with speech impairment.

The article considers the analysis of the concept "emotional burnout". It is substantiated the importance of studying the emotional burnout among speech therapists. It is clarified, that one of the manifestations of professional personality destruction is the phenomenon of  emotional burnout. It is noted that the effectiveness of the professional activities of speech therapists largely depends on the state and features of  their emotional sphere. Attention is drawn to the fact that the constant emotional stress, daily mental overload, high responsibility, imbalance between intellectual and energy costs and moral and material rewards lead to the risk of emotional burnout. It is found that most speech therapists do not respond emotionally selectively to emotional restriction. Half of the respondents are characterized as increased personal anxiety, difficult interpersonal interaction and experiences of psycho-traumatic circumstances of professional activity, reduction of professional duties and reduction of activities that require emotional expenses. It is noted that there is a need for psych prophylactic work with speech therapists aimed at realizing their emotional state and mastering the techniques of self-regulation in order to
overcome the initial symptoms of stress at work.

Key words: professional destruction, professional burnout, emotional burnout, speech therapist.