Download or read book Stress Burnout and Coping Strategies Among Children s Social Workers at the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Relationship Between Burnout and Coping Among Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services Workers written by Lorena I. Moran and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book If Los Angeles County Department Of Children and Family Services Social Workers are Experiencing Burnout written by Maryam Rafieoulnejad and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Purpose: The objective of this study is to better understand the risk of compassion satisfaction (the satisfaction from helping others), burnout (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced sense of personal achievements), and secondary traumatic stress (the trauma experienced by the helping professionals), and paradigms. This study was conducted at Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) staff members at the Van Nuys Regional Office, using the Professional Quality of Life Scale (PROQOL) (Stamm, 2010). This study analyzed whether DCFS social workers experienced burnout in their workplace. Additionally, our goal was to test the relationship of these paradigms to one another. A self-report instrument developed by Dr. Stamm. (PROQOL) was used to measure the risk of compassion satisfaction, burnout, and the potential for secondary traumatic stress among 17 social workers working with children who had been abused and/or neglected. Results of this study indicate that participants scored low on all three scales; compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress.
Download or read book Stress Factors Among Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services Social Workers written by Tami Lynne Pearl and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Preventing and Managing Stress Among Department of Children and Families Social Workers written by Priscilla Marie Maldonado and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stress and burnout are phenomena that affect social workers. Many social workers often continue to work without ever admitting that they feel burned out or reaching out for help. There is a unique population of social workers that often face burnout due to the high level of crisis situations in which they are placed: they are the Child Protective Services (CPS) or Department of Children and Families (DCF) social workers. They are tasked with investigating allegations of abuse and neglect in families. Often, there is little time to debrief on a current case because another one is immediately coming in. ¶ This research study sought to gain an understanding of the interventions that these social workers are using to deal with their stress. The research took place in the DCF-Milford, CT office with investigative social workers (ISW). All the investigative social workers were asked to respond to an online survey. There were two distinct surveys sent to Workers and Supervisors respectively. Analyses of the data from these surveys indicate that workers utilize informal coping mechanisms rather than formal, DCF sponsored programming to manage their stress. Workers and Supervisors reported two different understandings about how stress is managed in the workplace. Findings recommend future research on this important subject.
Download or read book Preventing Burnout Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Trauma in Child Welfare Social Workers Using Emotional Support and Reflective Supervision written by Heidi Barr and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Social workers in child welfare often experience burnout, compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma. These conditions negatively impact social workers as well as children and families by impeding social workers' practice and hindering social workers' intervention skills. Reflective supervision is an effective strategy that researchers suggest as a prevention or remedy for burnout, compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma. The purpose of this project was to identify a funding source and write a grant proposal for an emotional support pilot program that will offer emotional support to CSWs of the South County office of the Department of Children and Family Services of Los Angeles County. The goals of the pilot program are to reduce stress levels for Emergency Response workers and improve the service provided to children and families in crisis. The actual submission and/or funding of this grant was not a requirement for the successful completion of this project.
Download or read book Burnout and Coping Strategies Among Children s Social Workers written by Gilma Polanco and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Burnout in Social Work Field Education written by Mary Powell and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Rural County s Best Practice to Address Burnout and Occupational Stress Among Child Welfare Workers written by Megan Ciampa and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This survey study interviewed social workers in rural communities to explore their perceptions of burnout, occupational stress, and agency support with the purpose of establishing best practices for increasing retention rates. Participants were current or past employees of a child welfare agency in El Dorado County. This agency was chosen to represent rural communities as it faces common rural challenges such as geographical isolation, limited resources, and unavoidable dual relationships. This agency has two office locations, each with drastically different retention rates. Although they are located in the same rural county, they have the same management and the same policies and procedures. Social workers in both offices shared their perceptions of burnout, occupational stress, and agency support with the goal of assessing what contributes to the difference in retention rates. The study findings showed that burnout and occupational stress were perceived similarly in both office locations. The social workers described a punitive management style, a lack of training and feelings of emotional exhaustion or ineffectiveness. However, the social workers in the office with the higher retention rate benefited from an emotionally supportive immediate supervisor and geographical distance from the management described as "punitive." These protective factors significantly increased the retention rates in that office as it created a sense of value among the social workers and decreased their exposure to work related conflict. While a supportive work environment is a benefit to any agency whether in a rural or urban setting, this study shows that the unique challenges inherent in a rural community makes support provided within agencies more significant to the job satisfaction of the social workers, which will therefore increase retention rates. This study highlights the importance of a management style which honors social work values such as using strength based approaches in addressing organizational culture, change and valuing social workers.
Download or read book Burnout Across Thirteen Cultures written by Victor Savicki and published by Praeger. This book was released on 2002 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No other book has studied the phenomenon of burnout among child- and youth-care workers across so many cultures using a standard measure to pinpoint the dimensions of culture that increase or decrease burnout. This work examines the problem across 13 cultures, including England, Scotland, Germany, Austria, Israel, Canada, and the United States. Among the consistent themes that emerge are workload, work environment, social support, and coping skills. Recommendations for prevention, remediation, and recovery are offered based on research findings and a theoretical approach emphasizing positive psychology. This volume will be of interest to scholars and researchers studying burnout in any population, as well as those focused on the more general topic of cross-cultural psychology. Human service professionals, especially those in the field of child- and youth-care work, will also find the book helpful. It will appeal also to professors and students in higher education programs training human service workers in the fields of psychology, social work, and counseling.
Download or read book Coping Resources in Sample of Child Welfare Services Workers written by Martha Leticia Cueva-Hammons and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to explore the preferred coping resources within a sample of Child Welfare Services (CWS) social workers in Northern California, in their efforts to prevent burnout. Social workers provided their perceptions about what contributed to burnout and what types of supports should be offered within in their agency. Thirty-seven participants agreed to complete an on-line questionnaire on the topic. The study findings indicated that CWS social workers' most preferred coping resources were talking to co-workers, talking to family, and exercising. A small percentage of CWS social workers utilized smoking and alcohol as a coping resource. CWS social workers stated that having a supportive supervisor or agency support was beneficial in the prevention of burnout. This study also found that one's personal history of trauma may contribute to burnout and that those social workers with positive outlooks in life were less likely to burn out. Social workers were asked about burnout prevention. Social workers provided a multitude of responses, including a smaller caseload, supportive supervisors, and agency support. The study also suggested that CWS social workers with Bachelor Degrees were more receptive to receive education about burnout than those social workers with Master's Degrees. The study further suggested that younger CWS social workers participated less in spiritual practices. The study's secondary purpose was to maintain the subject of burnout and coping resources at the forefront. Alternative stress reducing activities should be utilized including modifying environmental factors that may be contributing to burnout. Social workers with positive dispositions should be strategically introduced into areas within the agency. Environmental changes will therefore begin from within the group rather than upper management.
Download or read book The Cambridge Handbook of the Development of Coping written by Ellen A. Skinner and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-06-30 with total page 1124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite broad interest in how children and youth cope with stress and how others can support their coping, this is the first Handbook to consolidate the many theories and large bodies of research that contribute to the study of the development of coping. The Handbook's goal is field building - it brings together theory and research from across the spectrum of psychological, developmental, and related sciences to inform our understanding of coping and its development across the lifespan. Hence, it is of interest not only to psychologists, but also to neuroscientists, sociologists, and public health experts. Moreover, work on stress and coping touches many areas of applied social science, including prevention and intervention science, education, clinical practice, and youth development, making this Handbook a vital interdisciplinary resource for parents, teachers, clinical practitioners, social workers, and anyone interested in improving the lives of children.
Download or read book Manual for Child Health Workers in Major Disasters written by Norman L. Farberow and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Nature of Stress Burnout and Coping Mechanisms Among a Sample of Professional Social Workers microform written by Kristine Louise Towers and published by National Library of Canada. This book was released on 1989 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Continuous Cycle written by April Nikole Domino and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Parenting Matters written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2016-11-21 with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Decades of research have demonstrated that the parent-child dyad and the environment of the familyâ€"which includes all primary caregiversâ€"are at the foundation of children's well- being and healthy development. From birth, children are learning and rely on parents and the other caregivers in their lives to protect and care for them. The impact of parents may never be greater than during the earliest years of life, when a child's brain is rapidly developing and when nearly all of her or his experiences are created and shaped by parents and the family environment. Parents help children build and refine their knowledge and skills, charting a trajectory for their health and well-being during childhood and beyond. The experience of parenting also impacts parents themselves. For instance, parenting can enrich and give focus to parents' lives; generate stress or calm; and create any number of emotions, including feelings of happiness, sadness, fulfillment, and anger. Parenting of young children today takes place in the context of significant ongoing developments. These include: a rapidly growing body of science on early childhood, increases in funding for programs and services for families, changing demographics of the U.S. population, and greater diversity of family structure. Additionally, parenting is increasingly being shaped by technology and increased access to information about parenting. Parenting Matters identifies parenting knowledge, attitudes, and practices associated with positive developmental outcomes in children ages 0-8; universal/preventive and targeted strategies used in a variety of settings that have been effective with parents of young children and that support the identified knowledge, attitudes, and practices; and barriers to and facilitators for parents' use of practices that lead to healthy child outcomes as well as their participation in effective programs and services. This report makes recommendations directed at an array of stakeholders, for promoting the wide-scale adoption of effective programs and services for parents and on areas that warrant further research to inform policy and practice. It is meant to serve as a roadmap for the future of parenting policy, research, and practice in the United States.
Download or read book A Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Training Workshop for Social Workers and Helping Professionals Experiencing Workplace Burnout written by Evelyn Charlotte Howe and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: The significance of human service worker burnout is critical as it can lead to emotional exhaustion and adversely affect the quality, consistency, and efficacy of direct care and interventions for clients in need of social services. The use of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) training has been utilized as an evidence-based intervention that can help workers learn stress reduction skills and promote self-care. The purpose of this project was to develop a grant proposal for Jewish Family and Children's Service Center in Long Beach for a training workshop addressing stress and self-care skills to prevent burnout. The proposed workshop will provide education on symptoms of burnout and mindfulness related strategies to help promote coping with job related stressors. The funding source selected for this workshop was The Weingart Foundation as this program coincided with their funding priorities. The actual submission or funding for this grant was not a requirement for the successful completion of this workshop or grant proposal.
