The system of psychological aid to the representatives of various professional groups with preneurotic subdepressive states in emotional burnout syndrome

The article presents a system of psychological assistance to the representatives of various professional groups with subdepressive conditions in emotional burnout. The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of psychological care system based on the dynamics of clinical, psychological, experimental and psychological indicators of the main and control groups. Materials and methods. The study involved 968 people. The main group included 465 people, the control group - 503 people. Also groups were divided taking into account professional structure: medical workers, teachers, law enforcement officers, businessmen. In the course of the study, the following were carried out: a) psychodiagnostic examination of applicants; b) psychological assistance to the main and control groups; c) examination of the main group after psychological assistance to verify the primary effectiveness; d) repeated study of the main group after 12 months. Results and discussion. A strategic model of psychological care was designed. As the basic methods of work were chosen: problem-oriented psychotherapy, existential counseling, which allows to consultants to come to an agreement with their lives, and Balint sessions, the purpose of which - the prevention of emotional burnout. According to the characteristics of each professional group we proposed optional methods in addition to the basic methods of work. It was important to combine systematic use of techniques from different areas of psychotherapy and psychocorrection, individual and group psychological means in order to achieve the optimal effectiveness of psychological care. Summary. As a result of this work we identified the types of existential crisis with different degree of meaningful connection with the plot of subdepressive disorders, which determines specificity of psycho-prophylactic and psycho-corrective activities. It is also established that the system of psychological assistance to persons with prenevroticheskimi subdepressive states in emotional burnout can supply the deficiency of the true, existential meaning, leading to the experience of a sense of existential fulfillment. As practice has shown, the use of the proposed system of psychological assistance contributes to the preservation and strengthening of professional health of representatives of various professional groups.