Why preventing burnout?

• Increasing pressure on mental health services:
  financial cutbacks, mental health problems on the rise, increased help-seeking

Quantitative demands　→　increasing case load, fewer resources

• Focus on the needs of patients ― who often suffer from a particularly troubling symptomatology
• Nature of mental health services work: focus on clients' problems rather than positive aspects, little positive feedback, clients not always responsive

Qualitative demands　→　intense interpersonal interaction + confrontation with human suffering