I´m a graduate social worker, I gained most of my work experience in kindergarten, employed as an educator and assistant educator. This connection and contacts with overworked educators are the reason I have done a research on the burnout syndrome in kindergarten.
The theoretical part is divided into three main chapters. I am interested in the kindergarten as an institution, its basic functions and the importance of socialization that takes place in it. I focus on counseling work in the kindergarten, the roles at counselor takes on and the principles one follows. I explore the connection between the counselor and education and how the doctrine of social work is helpful for the counselors. In addition to that, I research the topic of burnout, namely, the causes, the symptoms, the prevention and help.
In the empirical part of the thesis, I explore two areas. I use quantitative analysis for the data gathered, in the field of kindergarten counseling. How much time do certain areas of work take and what are the main work tasks of a counselor? I use interviews with educators and assistant educators in kindergartens.
The results obtained from this research provide an insight into the needs of educators and assistant educators in the research sample regarding their experience of burnout as well as any help that can, if needed be provided by the kindergarten or external institutions.
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