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Abstract
Pilot studies were used to create a measure of supervisor health and safety support and this measure was examined in relation to substance abuse counselor burnout and health in the primary study. Primary study results supported the factor structure and reliability of the supervisor health and safety support measure. As expected, participant depersonalization and emotional exhaustion related positively to depressed mood, but only the emotional exhaustion component of burnout related negatively to self-reported physical health. The supervisor health and safety support variables did not relate significantly to depressed mood. The physical health support dimension of supervisor health and safety support related significantly to self-reported physical health, but this relationship was negative and opposite prediction. Results did not support the proposed moderation effects. Implications for theory and suggestions for practice are provided and an exploratory model is tested and discussed.