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Keeping the Plates Spinning: A Qualitative Study of Job Satisfaction and Occupational Stress Experienced by South Australian Rehabilitation Counsellors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 August 2015

Anthony J. Mitchell
Anthony J. Mitchell*
Affiliation:
University of Adelaide
*
Personnel Services Branch, University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA 5005, Australia
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Abstract

The rapid development of the profession of rehabilitation counselling in Australia during the past decade has been accompanied by a high level of staff turnover. This qualitative study identifies the aspects of the work of rehabilitation counsellors that contribute to job satisfaction and occupational stress. The issues identified by subjects can be categorised as aspects of the rehabilitation systems and aspects of the employing organisation. It was concluded that employers of rehabilitation counsellors should develop strategies to enhance job satisfaction and minimise occupational stress in order to reduce staff turnover.

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The Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling , Volume 3 , Issue 2 , 1997 , pp. 86 - 96
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1997

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