Preventing and Managing the Burnout Syndrome in the field of Professional Caregiving

Professional caregivers for older people play a major role in the physical and mental health, recovery and rehabilitation of the patients. A low quality of life for caregivers, will result in a lo...

Project aims were: -To raise awareness of the burnout hazard, especially in the field of geriatric healthcare where service users are dependent on professional caregivers in order to satisfy their needs -To provide quality of life improvements to the occupation of professional caregiving, through the education of management, mentoring methodology and creation of innovative digital tools -To develop mentoring methodology and tools, VET curriculum and corresponding training material for LTC management, so they are able to become mentors for their staff, to be on the lookout for burnout symptoms and secure/manage resources to support them - To expand the EU VET providers’ portfolio, to develop a methodology to be used for future training course developments to address the issue of burnout in other sectors of the EU market - To contribute to the COVID-19 recovery efforts of the VET and LTC fields on local, regional and European levels - To contribute to the advancement of VET and LTC policies that will promote the inclusion of mentoring skills and practices as an important asset in supporting the development of LTC managers an

1. Consortium developed 3 project results, as it was planned in project proposal. They are: PR 1 Mentoring Methodology and Digital Toolkit PR 2 PROCARE Mentor's Training Curriclum PR 3 Policy Paper All results are in English, as offcial consortium language and in partners languages. 2. Trainers from each partner country conducting the training in Greece; trainers were testing developed curriculum and digital toolkit. There was also space to share their experiences and knowledge on mentoring . 3. After training in Greece all partners conducted national piloting. During this phase trainers from Greece where trainers for national training group - long-term caregivers managers. 30 people were trained among the consortium.

The PROCARE Project has established a robust framework, with methodological and operational tools to tackle the pressing issue of burnout among LTC operators. This comprehensive approach not only addresses the symptoms of burnout but also delves into the underlying factors, particularly skills gaps, that contribute to its emergence. By recognizing these factors and by registering a general lack of VET tools to address these issues related to Burnout syndrome in the Partners’ countries, PROCARE aims to empower long-term caregivers (LTC) operators with the skills and resources needed to effectively combat burnout and resolve related challenges through Mentoring. Through its innovative framework, PROCARE Training tools taken as a whole not only seek to mitigate burnout but also enhance the capacity of LTC operators to proactively address and rectify these issues, ensuring a healthier and more sustainable healthcare environment, with incalculable benefits for the entire society. Training materials can be adopted to the needs of other sectors - Mentoring Methodology and Toolkit can potentially be used in mentoring programmes in other segments of Healthcare, i.e. for caregivers who work with terminally ill patients or people with severe disabilities. Apart of project results, consortium developed: - The PROCARE Project Management Handbook - The PROCARE Quality Assurance Handbook - The PROCARE Dissemination Strategy - project website https://www.procareproject.eu/ - project newsletters 6 national conferences were organised to disseminate project and its results.