Download or read book Examining Burnout and Retention in Public Child Welfare written by Meghan Giuliano and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study addresses the following research question: Examining burnout and retention in public child welfare. The State of Connecticut was chosen as the focus of the study because only twenty-eight percent of Connecticut’s public child welfare workforce is made up of social workers with BSW or MSW degrees (Department of Children and Families, 2012). The percentage of Connecticut social workers at the Connecticut Department of Children and Families is below the national average of 40% of social workers employed in other public child welfare agencies. Public Child Welfare agencies should ensure that the employees/workers are qualified to engage with children and families and deliver the most appropriate service. This Analytical Thesis Project explored educational standards, turnover and job retention and burnout in public child welfare systems. This writer explored research conducted on different theories of burnout and child welfare. This research suggested that Masters in Social Workers learn these tools to help reduce turnover as well as serve families involved in the child welfare system. By using these tools the child welfare agencies would reduce turnover and increase retention.

Download or read book An Examination of Factors Associated with Job Burnout Among Child Welfare Workers written by Jennifer Marie Ahmu and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study is to examine factors related to job burnout among child welfare workers specifically working for Riverside County, Department of Children's Services Division (CSD). Identifying predictors of job burnout can improve working conditions, reduce absenteeism, reduce economic cost, increase employee retention, improve client treatment, and help attract competent individuals to the profession, making job burnout a relevant and necessary area to study in social work.

Download or read book Strengthening the Retention of Child Protection Workers written by Kenneth Burns and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2012-12 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines a key issue in the field of human and social services: how to retain workers in child protection and welfare organisations. Research over the last decade has highlighted the turnover of these workers as being a pressing and perennial issue that impacts upon service users, staff welfare, resources and the reputation of this sector. This book presents the findings of a study examining social workers' retention in child protection and welfare. The findings from this study highlights how workers' retention is influenced by exchanges relationships with colleagues and managers, and this book presents a unique 'career preference' typology which expands our understanding of how workers make decisions to stay or leave based upon their pre-conceptions of career pathways post-qualification. The book also examines findings associated with the employment mobility of these workers within child protection and tracks their next post after leaving, which provides some surprising findings regarding how we understand and measure turnover for these workers. The book also examines rich qualitative data from these workers' experiences of being a social worker in child protection associated with; job satisfaction, commitment to child protection and welfare work, making a difference, quality of supervision, autonomy, and exchange relationships with peers, all of which emerged as important factors in social workers' decisions to stay or leave. The implications of this study's findings for theory are also explored. Kenneth Burns is deputy course director of the Master of Social Work and a research associate with the Institute for Social Science in the 21st Century at University College Cork, Ireland.

Download or read book Examining the Relationship Between Burnout and Use of Research Evidence in Child Welfare Staff written by Florence Wu and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Burnout in child welfare staff is a well-documented issue that can have detrimental effects on staff well-being, child health outcomes, and organizational sustainability. To improve the system programs and policies, more agencies are considering the use of research evidence (URE). This study examined URE and potential factors, like burnout, influencing agency efforts to improve system effectiveness. To explore the impact of staff burnout on research evidence intentions (REIS) and whether supervisory support of URE influences this relationship, our study analyzed results from web surveys collected in 2020 (n=652) and 2021 (n=674) from frontline providers and first-level supervisors. Our findings demonstrated a significant, negative association between burnout and REIS, with supervisory support for URE negatively moderating this relationship. Addressing staff burnout may facilitate the acceptability and uptake of URE among frontline providers. Staff perceptions of supervisor proactiveness and support for URE were also significantly positively associated with REIS, indicating certain supervisor qualities are integral to promoting the agency's macro-level endeavors. This study adds to the existing literature supporting multi-level interventions and policies to address burnout and URE in child welfare staff.

Download or read book Developing an Empirically Based Practice Initiative written by Jenny L Jones and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-23 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developing an Empirically Based Practice Initiative documents practice techniques that were used during a three-year training/demonstration project for child welfare supervisors working in the frontlines of child protection services in the Southeastern United States. This unique book is a guide to combining research methodology with staff training to enhance the quality of evidence-based practice in the field. The book examines techniques that were used in training modules in four states, highlighting practice models and intervention outcomes from an evidence-based perspective. Developing an Empirically Based Practice Initiative includes details about the project from the federal perspective (The Children’s Bureau) and the operational implications at the Southern Regional Quality Improvement Center (SRQIC) level. The book examines the issues of providing technical research assistance to child welfare agencies and the complexities of cross-site evaluation with different political jurisdictions. Developing an Empirically Based Practice Initiative examines: The Children’s Bureau discretionary grant program the relationship between child welfare workers’ career plans and their abilities to accomplish core work tasks secondary traumatic stress (STS) in child protective services workers methods for monitoring and evaluating child welfare supervisors clinical decision-making as a tool for building effective supervision skills the use of outcome data for decision-making the development and implementation of the Tennessee project the use of “360-degree” evaluations to improve clinical skill development the Intervention Design and Development model Developing an Empirically Based Practice Initiative is an invaluable aid for social work practitioners, child welfare workers, case managers, and supervisors, and for social work academics and students.

Download or read book A correlational study examining emotional intelligence burnout and job insecurity in public child welfare workers written by Nelly E. Clotter-Woods and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Job Burnout in the Human Services written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 39 selected references to journal articles, books, and theses from the field of social work and related disciplines that deal with peoples' problems. Intended for managers and employees. Alphabetical arrangement by authors. Each entry gives bibliographical information and abstract. Index of authors.

Download or read book All in a Day s Work written by Mary M. Kennedy and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 2003 report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation found that high job turnover and burnout rates for frontline human service workers were correlated with poor child welfare outcomes. Policymakers need research into professional development that increases public human service worker retention. This study examined a professional development program for frontline child welfare and family service workers called civic reflection. The author used a qualitative case study design and in-depth phenomenological interviews to explore the question, "How do child welfare professionals describe, understand, and make use of their experiences in a reading and reflection seminar for the work of serving children and families?" Results revealed that the civic reflection seminar in this study provided crucial support that was lacking in day-to-day activities and competency-based training of child welfare and family service workers. Through a series of conversations about short literary readings, the seminar supported the ongoing development of a hidden competency--namely, participants' capacities to explore, examine and hold new and different perspectives on their work. The author used the constructive-developmental theory of Robert Kegan to argue that this hidden competency in child welfare and family services work is a function of a hidden adult competency of self-authorship in the wider culture. Other more traditional professional development outcomes were achieved by the seminar as well, including improved abilities to listen well to others. The study suggested directions for further research.

Download or read book Supervision in Social Work written by Liz Beddoe and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-02 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Supervision is currently a "hot topic" in social work. The editors of this volume, both social work educators and researchers, believe that good supervision is fundamental to the development and maintenance of effective practice in social work. Supervision is seen as a key vehicle for continuing development of professional skills, the safeguarding of competent and ethical practice and oversight of the wellbeing of the practitioner. As a consequence the demand for trained and competent supervisors has increased and a perceived gap in availability can create a call for innovation and development in supervision. This book offers a collection of chapters which contribute new insights to the field. Authors from Australia and New Zealand, where supervision inquiry is strong, offer research-informed ideas and critical commentary with a dual focus on supervision of practitioners and students. Topics include external and interprofessional supervision, retention of practitioners, practitioner resilience and innovation in student supervision. This book will be of interest to supervisors of both practitioners and students and highly relevant to social work academics. This book was originally published as a special issue of Australian Social Work.

Download or read book Psychosocial Safety Climate written by Maureen F. Dollard and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-08-24 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a valuable, comprehensive and unique reference text on Psychosocial Safety Climate (PSC), a new work stress theory. It proposes a new PSC theory concerning the corporate climate for workers’ psychological health, its origins and implications for work stress, and provides a critique of current research and theories. It provides a comprehensive review of all PSC studies to date. The chapters discuss state-of-the-art empirical evidence testing PSC theory in relation to management roles, organisational resilience, corruption, organisational status, cultural perspectives, illegitimate tasks, high PSC work groups, PSC variability in work groups, etc. They investigate outcomes such as psychological distress, emotional exhaustion, depression, worry, engagement, health, cognitive decline, personal initiative, boredom, cynicism, sickness absence, and productivity loss, in various workplace settings across many countries. This unique book allows practitioners to rapidly update practical measures, benchmarks and processes, and provides students and trainees with an introduction to PSC and important concepts and methods, quantitative and qualitative, in occupational health with leads to further sources. Students as well as experts on occupational health and safety, human resource management, occupational health psychology, organisational psychology and practitioners, unions and policy makers will find this book highly informative. It covers relevant materials for undergraduate and postgraduate education, drawing upon the concepts, topics and methods (diary, multilevel, longitudinal, qualitative, data linkage) within the multidisciplinary occupational health area.

Download or read book Das Alte und das Neue die Generallinie written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Exploring the Perceptions of Child Welfare Social Worker s Retention Rates for Five Years Or More of Employment in San Bernardino County Department of Children s Services Child Protection Units written by Victoria Loren Hill and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study is to explore the reasons why child welfare social workers choose to stay working in child protection as their long-term professional career. Twenty-two career child welfare social workers' perceptions of their long-term employment were examined. If these reasons can be identified, child welfare agencies could possibly develop hiring processes, training systems, and other organizational processes that would target and nurture the right social worker for the job. Monies will be saved and families will be serviced by qualified social workers. The results of this study indicated the primary reason workers stayed in child welfare was related to the significant relationships they experienced with their supervisor, co-workers, and clients.

Download or read book Taking an Industrial Organizational Psychology Approach to the Examination of Turnover Among Child Welfare Workers written by Kristin I. Charles and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Child welfare worker turnover is a pervasive problem. In some cases, turnover can be as high as 90% per year (CWIG website, 2017). The present study examined factors that may contribute to worker turnover. Child welfare workers (N = 373) completed a questionnaire that included measures from the industrial/organizational psychology literature, that is, job involvement and the availability of job opportunities, as well as measures previously examined in the child welfare literature, that is, burnout and turnover intentions. In addition, a measure that assessed workers' perceptions of making a difference was developed for this study. Finally, job performance data were obtained from the state agency in which participants worked for up to six months prior to job turnover, and turnover data were collected for a full year after the administration of the questionnaire. Structural equation modeling indicated that child welfare workers who reported at they were making a difference also reported more involvement in their jobs and were less likely to exhibit burnout. In addition, workers higher in job burnout reported stronger turnover intentions, were more likely to perceive alternative job opportunities, and were more likely to turnover. Contrary to expectations, job burnout did not influence change in performance over time nor average job performance. Changes in job performance but not average performance was found to be negatively related to turnover. Finally, workers who reported stronger turnover intentions also perceived more alternative job opportunities and were more likely to turnover. The results suggest that additional resources and supports to help alleviate the burden and stress on workers and improving the way success and recognition are defined in child welfare work may help reduce turnover.

Download or read book Charting the Impacts of University Child Welfare Collaboration written by Katharine Briar-Lawson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Train—and keep—a child welfare workforce that will make a difference! Charting the Impacts of University-Child Welfare Collaboration addresses the challenges of implementing workforce development initiatives designed to recruit students into the public child welfare field. Edited by Dr. Katharine Briar-Lawson, Dean of the School of Social Welfare at the University at Albany in New York, and Dr. Joan Levy Zlotnik, PhD, ACSW, Executive Director of the Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research, the book reflects the ongoing effort to counteract the “de-professionalization” phase of the 1970s and 80s that has impeded child welfare service delivery. A panel of practitioners, educators, and researchers focus on training and administrative funding, collaborative practices, delivery of educational content, preparation challenges faced by educators, and future challenges. Charting the Impacts of University-Child Welfare Collaboration examines strategies for specialized educational efforts supported by federal Title IV-E and Title IV-B Section 426 funding. The book addresses the process for preparing and maintaining a professional workforce, including collaborations between social work educators and their partnering public child welfare agencies that have led to experimental and innovative changes in practice and curricula. Topics include: determining a graduate's emotion capacity for child welfare service delivering educational content in human behavior in the social environment courses determining the return on funding investments using cognitive-affective models of student development using design teams to promote practice innovations, systems change, and cross-systems change and an examination of the California Collaboration, a competency-based child welfare curriculum project for MSW candidates. Charting the Impacts of University-Child Welfare Collaboration is an essential resource for continuing the campaign for workforce development and re-professionalism in child welfare practice. The book is invaluable for educators and professionals working to develop reliable, relevant, and competent staffing.

Download or read book Secondary Trauma Worker Safety and Staff Retention in Frontier Child Welfare written by Nicole Bradford (H.) and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social workers in child welfare often are exposed to children and families dealing with complex and traumatic issues at points of crisis. Child welfare workers regularly are exposed to clients experiencing trauma due to a variety of issues, including physical, emotional, or sexual abuse, neglect, domestic violence, assault, poverty, and substance abuse. The effects of regular exposure to crisis and trauma can be far reaching, and child welfare agencies experience extraordinarily high rates of staff turnover and "burnout," and this can often be directly co-related to the negative effects of chronic exposure to trauma, or secondary trauma. In addition to exposure to client trauma, child welfare workers often face unique events that may be considered direct trauma, including threats to safety and workplace violence. Child welfare workers in a rural setting face unique challenges related to secondary trauma, burnout, and worker safety. The need for education and ongoing support for child welfare social workers around identifying signs of secondary trauma and practicing self-care is crucial, and in rural communities with limited external resources, public child welfare agencies must examine how to allocate internal resources and build emotional and psychological supports for social workers into agency structure. The aim of this master’s project is to solicit input from current social workers in a rural child welfare agency to assist in developing and implementing a staff training related to secondary trauma and self-care that can be built into the internal agency infrastructure. A focus group will assist in empowering social workers to discuss and express their needs, and the qualitative data gained from this focus group will serve as a preliminary needs assessment to address current staff training needs, policies and procedures, and assist in the development of trauma informed agency practices which support staff retention and job satisfaction.

Download or read book Taking Action Against Clinician Burnout written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2020-01-02 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patient-centered, high-quality health care relies on the well-being, health, and safety of health care clinicians. However, alarmingly high rates of clinician burnout in the United States are detrimental to the quality of care being provided, harmful to individuals in the workforce, and costly. It is important to take a systemic approach to address burnout that focuses on the structure, organization, and culture of health care. Taking Action Against Clinician Burnout: A Systems Approach to Professional Well-Being builds upon two groundbreaking reports from the past twenty years, To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System and Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century, which both called attention to the issues around patient safety and quality of care. This report explores the extent, consequences, and contributing factors of clinician burnout and provides a framework for a systems approach to clinician burnout and professional well-being, a research agenda to advance clinician well-being, and recommendations for the field.

Download or read book Burnout Among Public Child Welfare Workers written by Kimberley Clarkson Hirschi and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: