Working with SVPs |
Consent Form
You are invited to take part in a research study about burnout of clinicians working with sexually violent persons (SVP) in residential and outpatient settings. The title of the study is “Working with sexually violent persons: Grit, the supervisory working alliance, and burnout.” The researcher is asking clinicians who provide direct mental health treatment to SVPs to be in the study. This form is part of a process called “informed consent” to allow you to understand this study before deciding whether to take part.
This study is being conducted by a researcher named Stalina Harris, who is a doctoral candidate at Walden University. You might already know the researcher as a therapist in one of the facilities, but this study is separate from this role. The data collected is anonymous, and I do not have access to personal information to protect our relationships. There are no conflicts, financial or otherwise that are related to this study or its outcome.
Background Information:
Burnout negatively affects professionals’ emotional and physical wellbeing, the quality of services provided, and the overall organizational climate. Researchers reported that many personal and organizational variables influence burnout. However, research on burnout is inconclusive due to controversial findings reported by scholars. The purpose of this study is to investigate differences in clinicians' burnout in relation to their grit, supervisory working alliance, and the job settings (residential facilities vs. outpatient settings). This study will contribute to the current literature by providing information on how clinicians’ grit, the quality of their supervisory working alliance, and job settings impact burnout.
Procedures:
This study involves the following steps:
complete an anonymous online survey (20-25 minutes)
Here are some sample questions:
“Setbacks don’t discourage me.”
“In supervision, I am more curious than anxious when discussing my difficulties with clients.”
“I feel I have poor boundaries between work and my personal life.”
Inclusion Criteria:
I am inviting all clinicians who provide direct mental health treatment to SVPs in outpatient and secure residential facilities to participate in this research. Participants must be over 18 years old and have an associate or a full license as a sex offender treatment provider. You are encouraged to participate in the study if you are currently working with SVPs or provided treatment to SVPs within the last six months. You are encouraged to participate because there is limited research on burnout of clinicians who work with SVPs.
This study is only for clinicians who work with the population of SVPs. Juvenile sex offenders do not meet the criteria for SVPs. Do not participate if you provide treatment to juvenile and general sex offenders who did not meet the criteria for SVP because your burnout can be different from those who work with SVPs.
Voluntary Nature of the Study:
Research should only be done with those who freely volunteer. So everyone involved will respect your decision to join or not. You will be treated the same at your job, whether or not you join the study. If you decide to join the study now, you can still change your mind later. If there are questions you do not want to answer, you can discontinue at any time. Only fully completed surveys will be used for this study. The researcher seeks 78 volunteers for this study.
This study is being conducted by a researcher named Stalina Harris, who is a doctoral candidate at Walden University. You might already know the researcher as a therapist in one of the facilities, but this study is separate from this role. The data collected is anonymous, and I do not have access to personal information to protect our relationships. There are no conflicts, financial or otherwise that are related to this study or its outcome.
Background Information:
Burnout negatively affects professionals’ emotional and physical wellbeing, the quality of services provided, and the overall organizational climate. Researchers reported that many personal and organizational variables influence burnout. However, research on burnout is inconclusive due to controversial findings reported by scholars. The purpose of this study is to investigate differences in clinicians' burnout in relation to their grit, supervisory working alliance, and the job settings (residential facilities vs. outpatient settings). This study will contribute to the current literature by providing information on how clinicians’ grit, the quality of their supervisory working alliance, and job settings impact burnout.
Procedures:
This study involves the following steps:
complete an anonymous online survey (20-25 minutes)
Here are some sample questions:
“Setbacks don’t discourage me.”
“In supervision, I am more curious than anxious when discussing my difficulties with clients.”
“I feel I have poor boundaries between work and my personal life.”
Inclusion Criteria:
I am inviting all clinicians who provide direct mental health treatment to SVPs in outpatient and secure residential facilities to participate in this research. Participants must be over 18 years old and have an associate or a full license as a sex offender treatment provider. You are encouraged to participate in the study if you are currently working with SVPs or provided treatment to SVPs within the last six months. You are encouraged to participate because there is limited research on burnout of clinicians who work with SVPs.
This study is only for clinicians who work with the population of SVPs. Juvenile sex offenders do not meet the criteria for SVPs. Do not participate if you provide treatment to juvenile and general sex offenders who did not meet the criteria for SVP because your burnout can be different from those who work with SVPs.
Voluntary Nature of the Study:
Research should only be done with those who freely volunteer. So everyone involved will respect your decision to join or not. You will be treated the same at your job, whether or not you join the study. If you decide to join the study now, you can still change your mind later. If there are questions you do not want to answer, you can discontinue at any time. Only fully completed surveys will be used for this study. The researcher seeks 78 volunteers for this study.