FOCUSED GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY IN THE REHABILITATION AND RETURN TO WORK FROM OCCUPATIONAL BURNOUT AND LONGTERM SICK LEAVE

Authors

  • Hjördis Nilsson Ahlin Private Practice – Organisational Consultation and Psychotherapy – Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Christer Sandahl Karolinska Institutet – Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics – Clinical and Organisational Psychology – Stockholm, Sweden.

Keywords:

Burnout, Group psychotherapy, Rehabilitation, Sick leave

Abstract

The project included 22 white-collar workers with occupational burnout on long-term sick leave who participated in three focused therapy groups. During therapy, the therapist met separately with each participant and representatives from their employer and social insurance provider to discuss the participant’s eventual return to work. At the follow-up, 73% of participants were working (on a full-time basis or part-time basis), compared to 14% of participants who were working at the start of treatment. In conclusion, the participants appeared to benefit from the combination of the group intervention and therapist guided meetings with representatives of other stakeholders.

 

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Published

2022-05-23

How to Cite

Nilsson Ahlin, H., & Sandahl, C. (2022). FOCUSED GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY IN THE REHABILITATION AND RETURN TO WORK FROM OCCUPATIONAL BURNOUT AND LONGTERM SICK LEAVE. Revista Brasileira De Psicodrama, 30. Retrieved from https://revbraspsicodrama.org.br/rbp/article/view/537

Issue

Vol. 30 (2022)

Section

Original Papers

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