Burnout prevention
Clinical Psychology Associates has pioneered the application of cognitive-behavioural approaches to understanding and preventing the highly destructive process of burnout.
Why is burnout prevention important?
We have developed a unique system that has proved invaluable because companies tend to provide in-house counselling, coaching, occupational health or other services that, in reality, cannot always fully address the mental health needs of their employees. This means that psychological problems often remain undetected, leading to a progressive decline in functioning and productivity at work. This process typically culminates in prolonged absences that cause major disruption or, in some cases, acute residential psychiatric care, which is not cost-effective and can be highly stigmatising for the individuals concerned.
How can we help your company?
Whereas many companies respond in a reactive, crisis-driven way to the difficulties experienced by employees working in exceptionally demanding roles, we enable our clients to safeguard proactively the well-being and productivity of their key personnel using a complete preventative system.
We achieve this by delivering burnout prevention programmes that typically comprise several components:
- A comprehensive assessment of psychological functioning and underlying personality to identify the factors that will influence an individual’s thinking styles and behavioural responses in highly pressurised situations.
- A detailed analysis of their current methods of coping during periods of acute or prolonged pressure at work.
- The development of an individualised profile that identifies their early indicators of stress and burnout in terms of cognitive processes, emotional responses, physiological sensations and behavioural patterns.
- The implementation of tailored strategies that significantly enhance their resilience and ability to cope effectively with sustained pressure.
- The long-term prevention of burnout through our unique Psychological and Clinical Online Monitoring and Support (PsyCOMS™) system, which integrates each individual’s profile with advanced clinical assessment measures, and detects any significant changes in their functioning, well-being, coping or productivity.
- The provision of ongoing psychological support through immediate access, whenever problems are identified through PsyCOMS™, to clinically-proven interventions that are delivered online, via the telephone or in person as required.
What outcomes have been demonstrated?
This burnout prevention programme represents a complete solution that has been proven, across a range of objective and subjective measures, to minimise stress, anxiety, depression and other psychological problems, as well as preventing burnout and increasing perceived well-being. Moreover, it has been demonstrated to improve the functioning and productivity of key employees working in the most challenging commercial environments.