Profilaktyka wypalenia zawodowego nauczycieli religii jako obszar permanentnej formacji
Religion teacher professional burnout prevention as an area of permanent formation, with the author’s research as an example

Summary/Abstract: Professional burnout prevention provides religion teachers with the optimum aid and support in developing the skills necessary to cope with stress caused by external factors (e.g. low prestige level of the religion teacher profession, lack of satisfying contact with students and their parents, social and ecclesial expectations, the need for constant professional development). The purpose of the analyses performed for this study is to show the opinions of selected groups of respondents (in the archdiocese of Warmia and the diocese of Opole) on ways of preventing professional burnout among religion teachers. They focus on various suggestions related to professional burnout pre- vention. They argue that religion teachers see the need for consistent support in various areas from the personnel responsible for permanent formation. They find it important to continue constructive cooperation with the school management, parents, teachers, parish priests, inspectors and heads of catechetical departments, conducted in an atmosphere of dialogue and trust. The respondents suggest the need to seek new solutions for professional burnout prevention and for improving the care of spiritual formation.

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