Research in Action Briefs
The research Werklund academics conduct has a clear and positive impact in the communities we engage.
Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, and a Way Forward for Educator Wellbeing
by Astrid Kendrick, EdD
Working with children and youth demands emotional labor from educational workers. Two workplace
psychological hazards related to providing this emotional labour – compassion fatigue and burnout –
were explored over five years to understand the impact on educational workers.