Síndrome de Burnout, estrategias de prevención e intervención en las organizaciones en Latinoamérica desde el quehacer del psicólogo

Abstract

Burnout is a relatively new term, it refers, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), to a syndrome known as burnt-out worker syndrome, which groups a series of symptoms that occur due to a heavy load of stress caused by excess in the tasks developed in the labor field. This article addresses the conceptualization around the Burnout syndrome, acting in the business environment for its detection, protocols, strategists and contributions from previous studies of the last five years, to make visible the reality regarding this phenomenon; in this way contribute to the safety and health of the worker. The methodology is a qualitative approach with a reflective cut from experimental research and conceptual origins. In conclusion, the intention of the work focuses on conceptualizing and reviewing the prevention and intervention protocols and strategies used in work contexts for the detection of Burnout syndrome in Latin America, through a documentary review, emphasizing physical and psychological damage that it causes to workers, so it´s vitally important to address the situation from a preventive perspective and in the role of the psychologist as a professional who acts on mental health.