Zlatica Mokráňová: The link of boreout and burnout syndromes among social workers. [Diploma thesis]. The Faculty of Education in Comenius University, Bratislava, Department of Social Work, Supervisor: PhDr. Peter Brnula, PhD., Bratislava: Faculty The Faculty of Education, 2013, 75 s. Both theoretical and empirical parts of the thesis aimed to find out the link of boreout and burnout syndromes among social workers. The theoretical part defines and compares phenomena in the context of the quality of life, prevention and intervention. The empirical part involves the inductive-deductive study based on an obvious social problem. The combination of qualitative and quantitative research of the selected sample of social workers was done using standardized questionnaires – boreout, MBI and SEIQoL, HO-PO-MO, participatory observations, and semi-structured interviews. Data were evaluated by triangulating. The link between boreout and burnout has been demonstrated. Key words: burnout syndrome, boreout syndrome, a social worker, the quality of life.