Research methods of professional burnout of a social worker

The professional activity of a social sector specialist plays an important role in modern society. A social worker is a key figure in solving many social problems such as poverty, domestic violence, homelessness, children’s problems and many others. The main goal of social work is to help people in difficult life situations. Also, the relevance of the study of professional burnout is due to the specifics of the work of social workers — constant communication with clients who have a difficult life situation can contribute to the formation of burnout. When emotional and professional burnout occurs, a social worker develops emotional and behavioral rigidity, which negatively affects the interaction in the client-social worker dyad.