Here is information on a new book that we edited to support the work in international mission, humanitarian aid, and development. We are two consulting psychologists working in/from Geneva, Dr. Kelly and Dr. Michele O’Donnell. —————————–Global Member Care (volume 2):Read more…
Parental Burnout
I talk to a number of mothers these days, especially those with younger kids who feel like they’re suffering from burnout. If they have to do one more load of laundry, or tie one more shoe, they’ll just explode.
Managing Stress for Mission/Aid Workers—Self Assessment Tools
Here is a stress assessment tool (13 items) from the International Federation of the Red Cross, Managing Stress in the Field (2001) http://www.ifrc.org/cgi/pdf_pubshealth.pl?stress.pdf (Based on: “The Relief Worker Burnout Questionnaire” in Coping with Disaster (1999) by John H. Ehrenreich) ShortRead more…
Rest in a Restless Society – A Godly Counterpoint to Busyness and Burnout
I remember a few years ago we ran a youth camp over Easter. We had nearly all of our campers sign up for a workshop on “Burnout” run by a Christian social worker. There were other workshops but this issueRead more…