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3 Common Issues Faced in Support Worker Jobs in Adelaide

                             Generally speaking, the job of a support worker is challenging in more ways than one. It involves a rigorous blend of compassion, sensibility, steeliness and vigour. Consequently, prospective employees looking for support worker jobs in Adelaide need to be eligible on many levels. Across the country, caregivers have been facing a host of troubles. The following are the three most common professional issues faced by support workers. 1.     Compassion Fatigue Merely a form of burn-out ; it is perhaps the most common issue faced by support workers. Apart from physical tiredness, mental fatigue is equally prevalent. Clinically, compassion fatigue may be defined as physical and mental exhaustion that takes over the concerned caregiver, thereby mitigating the degree of empathy. Main symptoms are loss of focus, tiredness, irritability and hopelessness. Being an occupational hazard, a caregiver must overcome it, this way or that. For instan