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Hello:
You are invited to participate in our survey on social care workers in Ireland. In this survey, approximately 100 people will be asked to complete a survey that asks questions about your feelings and thoughts. It will take approximately 5-10 minutes to complete the questionnaire.

Your participation in this study is completely voluntary. There are no foreseeable risks associated with this project. However, if you feel uncomfortable answering any questions, you can withdraw from the survey at any point. It is very important for us to learn your opinions. We would ask that you answer the questions as honestly as possible.

Your survey responses will be strictly confidential and data from this research will be reported only in the aggregate. Your information will be coded and will remain confidential. If you have questions at any time about the survey or the procedures, you may contact Lavinia McLean ([email protected]) or Emmett.Tuite ([email protected]) .
Please read the instructions below and thank you for your time and support in answering these.

PART A: The purpose of this survey is to discover how various persons
In the human services, or helping professionals view their job
and the people with whom they work closely
Because persons in a wide variety of occupations will answer this survey, it uses the term recipients to refer to the people for whom you provide your service, care, treatment, or instruction. When answering this survey please think of these people as recipients of the service you provide, even though you may use another term in your work.

Instructions: On the following pages are 22 statements of job-related feelings. Please read each statement carefully and decide if you ever feel this way about your job. If you have never had this feeling, write the number “0” (zero) in the space before the statement. If you have had this feeling, indicate how often you feel it by writing the number (from 1 to 6) that best describes how frequently you feel that way.

0 = Never
1 = A few times a year or less
2 = Once a month or less
3 = A few times a month
4 = Once a week
5 = A few times a week
6 = Every day



 
 
How often do you feel this way about your job?
0: Never 1: A few times a year/less 2: Once a month/less 3: Few times a month 4: Once a week 5: Few times a week 6: Every day
I feel emotionally drained from my work.
 
I feel used up at the end of the workday.
 
I feel fatigued when I get up in the morning and have to face another day on the job.
 
I can easily understand how my recipients feel about things.
 
I feel I treat some recipients as if they were impersonal objects.
 
0: Never 1: A few times a year/less 2: Once a month/less 3: Few times a month 4: Once a week 5: Few times a week 6: Every day
Working with people all day is really a strain for me.
 
I deal very effectively with the problems of my recipients.
 
I feel burned out from my work.
 
I feel I'm positively influencing other people's lives through my work.
 
I've become more callous toward people since I took this job.
 
0: Never 1: A few times a year/less 2: Once a month/less 3: Few times a month 4: Once a week 5: Few times a week 6: Every day
I worry that this job is hardening me emotionally.
 
I feel very energetic.
 
I feel frustrated by my job.
 
I feel I'm working too hard on my job.
 
I don't really care what happens to some recipients.
 
0: Never 1: A few times a year/less 2: Once a month/less 3: Few times a month 4: Once a week 5: Few times a week 6: Every day
Working with people directly puts too much stress on me.
 
I can easily create a relaxed atmosphere with my recipients.
 
I feel exhilarated after working closely with my recipients.
 
I have accomplished many worthwhile things in this job.
 
I feel like I'm at the end of my rope.
 
In my work, I deal with emotional problems very calmly.
 
I feel recipients blame me for some of their problems
 
 
Part B: Please read each statement carefully before answering. Please indicate how often you behave in the stated manner, using the following scale:

1: Almost Never
2
3
4
5: Almost Always
1: Almost Never 2 3 4 5: Almost Always
I’m disapproving and judgmental about my own flaws and inadequacies.
 
When I’m feeling down I tend to obsess and fixate on everything that’s wrong.
 
When things are going badly for me, I see the difficulties as part of life that everyone
goes through.
 
When I think about my inadequacies, it tends to make me feel more separate and cut
off from the rest of the world.
 
1: Almost Never 2 3 4 5: Almost Always
I try to be loving towards myself when I’m feeling emotional pain.
 
When I fail at something important to me I become consumed by feelings of
inadequacy.
 
When I'm down and out, I remind myself that there are lots of other people in the world
feeling like I am.
 
When times are really difficult, I tend to be tough on myself.
 
1: Almost Never 2 3 4 5: Almost Always
When something upsets me I try to keep my emotions in balance.
 
When I feel inadequate in some way, I try to remind myself that feelings of
inadequacy are shared by most people.
 
I’m intolerant and impatient towards those aspects of my personality I don't like.
 
When I’m going through a very hard time, I give myself the caring and tenderness I
need.
 
1: Almost Never 2 3 4 5: Almost Always
When I’m feeling down, I tend to feel like most other people are probably happier
than I am.
 
When something painful happens I try to take a balanced view of the situation.
I try to see my failings as part of the human condition.
 
When I see aspects of myself that I don’t like, I get down on myself.
 
. When I fail at something important to me I try to keep things in perspective.
 
1: Almost Never 2 3 4 5: Almost Always
When I’m really struggling, I tend to feel like other people must be having an easier
time of it.
 
I’m kind to myself when I’m experiencing suffering.
 
When something upsets me I get carried away with my feelings.
 
I can be a bit cold-hearted towards myself when I'm experiencing suffering. When I'm feeling down I try to approach my feelings with curiosity and openness.
 
I’m tolerant of my own flaws and inadequacies.
1: Almost Never 2 3 4 5: Almost Always
 
When something painful happens I tend to blow the incident out of proportion.
 
When I fail at something that's important to me, I tend to feel alone in my failure.
 
I try to be understanding and patient towards those aspects of my personality I don't
like.
 
 
 
Please indicate your age
 
 
 
Gender
 
Male
 
Female
 
 
 
Please indicate the area of social care that you work in
 
Disability residential services
 
Disability day/community services
 
Children day/community
 
Children residential services
 
Family services
 
Addiction services
 
Other
 
 
 
 
How often do you receive social care supervision
 
Weekly
 
Monthly
 
Quarterly
 
Annually
 
Infrequently
 
Do no receive
 
Other
 
 
 
 
How long have you worked in social care
 
Less than a month
 
1-6 months
 
6-12 months
 
1-2 years
 
2-5 years
 
5-10 years
 
More than 10 years
 
Other
 
 
 
 
Please indicate your highest qualification
 
Leaving certificate/equivalent
 
Cert/Diploma Social care
 
Degree Social Care
 
Hons Degree Social Care
 
Masters
 
Other
 
 
 
 
Did you study/are you studying
 
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE STUDY. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUERIES OR QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT LAVINIA MCLEAN ([email protected]) or EMMETT TUITE ([email protected]).