On this page you will find Blog Post 4 – Burnout and remote mental health services. The instructions for this post are located HERE or in Module 2, Week 4.
Raven Blog Post 4- Burnout
Reflection on Fatigue In my personal experience with fatigue related to technology-mediated practice, the impact on my body is a slow boil. My eyes get progressively heavier throughout the day. My attention and ability to focus on the screen decreases throughout the...
Amanda’s Blog Post 4: Burnout
Blog post 4: Burnout.... are we really at #4 already?! Ironically prior to reading this weeks articles I was finding myself grappling with the idea I was experiencing some burn out with technology. Between work and school I am spending about 10 or more hours a day at...
Blog Post 4
1. As you consider the issues regarding fatigue and technology-mediated practice, what things occurred to you prior to reading these articles? Was this based on personal experience, experiences of others you knew, or your own understanding of technology-mediated...
Blog Post 4- Burnout
Before I started reading these articles, I wrote what fatigue looked like to me. The fatigue that I have experienced is physical. Having to be confined to a chair hunched over for a whole work shift can be straining on your body. I develop stye on my eyes due...
Burnout
Burnout, fatigue, technological influence, exhaustion, excitement, helpful, intriguing, rest, and self-care. All these emotions and things came to mind as I was reading the articles for this week’s discussion. Burnout is what I am currently experiencing at my current...
Blog Post 4
1. Before reading the articles, my understanding of fatigue and technology-mediated practice was largely shaped by personal experience specifically through observing my partner, who works from home for a tech company. I’ve noticed how technology fatigue affects her...
Burnout- Miranda Ellis-Hontz
I honestly have never really thought about fatigue related specifically to a technology-mediated practice. While I cannot speak to mental healthcare work specifically, I can speak to working virtually and fatigue. Before I started our program, I was an operations...
Blog Post 4- Burnout
Prior to these readings, I didn’t have much understanding or personal experience with technology-mediated practice, so my views were mostly positive and focused on the idea of using technology as a helpful tool. However, I can now see how it could become overwhelming....
Blog post 4 – Burnout
Part 1 Relating to the issue, I recently began a completely remote position working on a crisis line, and I have definitely noticed the effects of fatigue. I spend eight hours a day in front of a monitor, and on top of that, I am a fully online student, so I end up...
Blog 4
I think about how dependent healthcare practitioners have become on technology. What was once a convenience has now become a necessity. Most jobs are completely remote, and even for those that are in-person, the majority of the work is still done on a computer screen....