Main description:

In A Christian Approach to Work and Family Burnout, Thomas V. Frederick and Scott E. Dunbar provide a Christian spiritual model to prevent and cope with burnout caused by the workplace and conflict with family. Coupled with indifference and lack of urgency, burnout eliminates a sense of purposefulness and results in psychological depletion. To counter this, Frederick and Dunbar stress the importance of connecting with God in order to understand intrinsic motivations and redefine work as a calling and means to care for others.

Contents:

Chapter One: Burnout Research
Chapter Two: Family Oriented Factors and Burnout
Chapter Three: Psychological and Spiritual Perspectives on Coping with Stress and Burnout
Chapter Four: Calling, Caring, and Connecting: An Overview
Chapter Five: A Christian Perspective on Calling and Meaning-Making at the Workplace
Chapter Six: Caring as a Resource for Coping with Emotional Exhaustion
Chapter Seven: Connecting as a Resource for Engaging with Depersonalization
Chapter Eight: Calling, Caring, Connecting: Some Concluding Remarks