Addiction Therapist Mock Interview

Practice 25 Addiction Therapist interview questions covering clinical ethics, trauma-informed care, and relapse prevention.

WRITTEN BY HEATHER DOUGLASS
QUESTION 25 OF 25

How do you avoid burnout?

"The way that I avoid burnout is to take care of myself emotionally, physically and mentally. If I don't take care of myself then I can't take care of my patients.

Because we can't always take every Friday off and only have limited vacation days, you can face the potential for burnout. Don't answer this question by insisting you would never get sick of your job because the interviewer will see right through that. Tell the interviewer that you make a point to make downtime a daily ritual and you have stopped being a perfectionist.

"I've always been a YES person. Always helping, always giving. I'm working on saying NO more often to avoid burnout."

Heather Douglass
25 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS · ADDICTION THERAPIST
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