Crisis-Counselor Perceptions of Job Training, Stress, and Satisfaction During Disaster Recovery

被引:3
作者
Bellamy, Nikki D. [1 ]
Wang, Min Qi [2 ]
McGee, Lori A. [3 ]
Liu, Julie S. [4 ]
Robinson, Maryann E. [4 ]
机构
[1] US Dept HHS, Subst Abuse & Mental Hlth Serv Adm, Ctr Mental Hlth Serv, 5600 Fishers Lane,14E05D, Rockville, MD 20857 USA
[2] Univ Maryland, Sch Publ Hlth, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
[3] ICF Int, Fairfax, VA USA
[4] US Dept HHS, Subst Abuse & Mental Hlth Serv Adm, Rockville, MD 20857 USA
关键词
natural disaster; crisis counselor; job training; job stress; job satisfaction; PSYCHOLOGICAL 1ST AID; MENTAL-HEALTH; LESSONS; KATRINA; TRAUMA;
D O I
10.1037/tra0000338
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
Objective: The United States Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program (CCP; authorized by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 1974/2013) aims to provide disaster-recovery support to communities following natural or human-caused disasters through outreach. Job satisfaction among the crisis counselors the CCP employs may affect the delivery of outreach services to survivors and their communities. The present study was conducted to gain insight into CCP crisis counselors' experiences with job training and work-related stress as predictors of job satisfaction. Method: Data was collected from 47 CCP service-provider agencies, including 532 completed service-provider feedback surveys to examine the usefulness of the CCP training they had received, the support and supervision provided by program management, the workload and its duration, resources provided, and the stress experienced. Quantitative and qualitative data were examined, and a multiple linear regression was calculated to predict job satisfaction based on training usefulness, job stress, gender, age, race, full-or part-time status, highest level of education achieved, and supervisory position. Results: The overall regression equation was significant, F(8, 341) = 8.428, p < .000. The regression coefficients indicated that the higher the job training was rated as useful (p < .001), the lower the job stress (p < .01), and the older the age of the respondents (p < .05), the greater the level of job satisfaction. Conclusion: Findings suggest that proper training and management of stress among crisis counselors are necessary for influencing levels of staff job satisfaction. Where self-care and stress management were not adequately emphasized, more stress was reported.
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