Understanding Burnout – How to recover from it or prevent it from happening in the first place

Course Description

The term burnout was first introduced in the seventies by the American psychologist Herbert Freudenberger. He used it to describe the consequences of severe stress and making high demands on energy, strength or resources in the workplace. Today the term is used for everyone, from stressed-out employees and celebrities to overworked homemakers.

In general, burnout results from long-term chronic stress at the workplace, impacting our ability to manage stress and cope effectively in daily life. Burnout can lead to lost productivity, decreased energy, reduced concentration, increased conflict, and illness if left unresolved. Psychologica offers online courses focused on burnout recovery to help you regain control and improve your coping capacity.

Burnout typically begins gradually, with mild to severe symptoms persisting for at least six months. These symptoms can be categorized into emotional, physical, and cognitive areas. Psychologica offers online courses focused on burnout recovery to help you regain balance and well-being.

• Exhaustion
• Alienation from (work-related) activities/depersonalisation
• Decrease in performance

Are you?

• Experiencing consistent stress, fatigue or mood fluctuations
• Always working overtime
• One of those who need to be the best in everything they do
• One of those who have difficulty saying no, and or have difficulty setting boundaries
• Putting yourself first which then results in feelings of guilt
• One of those who always thinks that you can do better
• One of those who always feels exhausted even though you love your work
• Great at helping others but not yourself
• One of those who plans a lot and delivers almost nothing
• Always struggling with mood fluctuations
• Waiting to wake up and feel totally full of energy, but its not happening

If you do, you are not alone, this online program was designed for you.

This is a 12 week comprehensive course

• A 12 week comprehensive programme covering 55 topics
• 30 on demand videos
• Quizes
• Certificate of completion
• Online course accessible via mobile phone, tablet, laptop computer, smart tv or a PC
• Work anywhere any time
• There are no prerequisites for this course except that you need to be motivated to learn and eager to take control of your life.

Key concepts covered include:

• What is Burnout and how to deal with it
• Psychology of Burnout, how does it develop
• Physiology of Burnout, behind the scenes
• How to change your reaction to work stress
• Tools and skills to know what to do in any stressful situation at workplace
• Greater control over your mental and thus physical health
• Perform better without work stress and thus get the best out of you
• Learn to identify early signs of burnout and implement practical strategies to protect your energy and mental health