School Counselor's Experience of Burnout and It's Impact on Students

The reported experiences of burnout and the stress and the potentially negative impact these have on dually credentialed school counselors in providing mental health interventions for students are relevant to the Counseling and Human Services field. These experiences serve as an example for other school-based professionals who want to explore how the challenges faced in applying mental health interventions could impact their own emotional experiences, understanding that any imbalance can potentially negatively impact those they serve. The findings from this research revealed the emotional experiences of apathy and burnout are pervasive in dually credentialed school counselors as they are impacted by both internal and external stressors. Through this understanding, the findings helped to establish an urgency and clear mandate for understanding the negative impact burnout has on school counselors and may invariably impact their own objectivity in incorporating mental health interventions into school counseling programs.