Professional wellbeing self-check
A brief, private read on your professional quality of life — the mix of satisfaction and strain that comes with helping work. It’s modeled on the ProQOL three-factor framework and is meant for reflection, not diagnosis.
This is for you, the clinician.Answer honestly — there are no “right” answers and nothing to pass or fail. Do not enter anything about a specific client. See the Clinician Sustainability Hub for what to do with the results.
Completely private.This self-check runs entirely in your browser. Your answers and results are never sent to a server — “Save to this device” keeps them in this browser’s local storage only.
For each statement, choose how often it has been true for you over the past 30 days.
I feel satisfied that my work makes a real difference for the people I serve.
After a good session, I feel connected to my sense of purpose.
I like being a helper, and I would choose this work again.
I feel a sense of accomplishment from the clinical work I do.
I feel able to keep growing my skills and stay invested in my field.
I feel worn out, drained, or “running on empty” because of my work.
I feel overwhelmed by my caseload and the volume of what's asked of me.
I feel like I'm not making the difference I want to, no matter how hard I try.
I've become cynical or detached about the people or systems I work with.
I dread going to work, or find it hard to care the way I used to.
I find myself intrusively thinking about the traumatic material my clients share.
My sleep is disrupted by things I've heard or witnessed at work.
I feel jumpy, on-edge, or easily startled since taking on this work.
I avoid certain clients, cases, or tasks because they stir up disturbing material.
My sense of safety, or my view of the world, has shifted because of my clients' trauma.
Go deeper
If your scores concern you
A high burnout or secondary-traumatic-stress result is a signal to bring into supervision or peer consultation — not something to white-knuckle through. Community mental health depends on clinicians who stay well. Explore the sustainability guides, find a therapist of your own in the directory, or connect with peers in the clinician forum.