Preventing burnout syndrome in teachers through resilient response

Abstract

Society demands prepared, trained professionals, possessors of values; in addition to adequate mental health. The Education program of the State University of the South of Manabí, through its research project: "Improvement of Pedagogical Practices in the Educational Institutions of the South Zone of Manabí", is directed towards a proposal for improvement for mental health and emotional aimed at professionals from various fields. It tends towards an innovative, relevant, current and contextualized view, which responds to the needs of the province and the canton. The objective was: Design resilient actions as a form of prevention against the appearance of burnout syndrome in public school teachers. A methodology was applied for a descriptive, prospective and transversal study in 25 teachers; those who were significantly affected: physical and mental exhaustion, lack of absolute motivation, sensitivity to criticism, loss of energy, decrease in work productivity and stress. In the theory there was a divergence of opinions, considering burnout syndrome as a chronic or acute mental pathology, the research allowed it to be assessed as acute, as long as it is intervened in pursuit of mental health. Conclusively, the design of actions in the form of a system aimed at preventing burnout syndrome in teachers through resilience.