“Getting Everyone on the Same Page”: Child Welfare Workers’ Collaboration Challenges on Cases Involving Intimate Partner Violence
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DOI: 10.1007/s10896-018-0002-4
Abstract: Child welfare professionals frequently serve families experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV). As such, collaboration with other types of providers as part of a larger network of IPV responders is often necessary, though can be challenging… read more here.
Keywords: collaboration challenges; welfare workers; child welfare; welfare ... See more keywords
Exploring the self-care practices of child welfare workers: A research brief
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.11.024
Abstract: Child welfare workers experience higher rates of vicarious trauma, workplace stress, and compassion fatigue, when compared to other social service workers. Increasingly, social service agencies, in general, and child welfare agencies, specifically, recognize the importance… read more here.
Keywords: child welfare; welfare workers; care practices; practices child ... See more keywords
Direct practice contact: Predicting frontline child welfare workers' time with clients
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.02.020
Abstract: Understanding how child welfare workers manage their time is an important area of study because of the critical role they play in the lives of vulnerable children and families and because the demands of the… read more here.
Keywords: child welfare; time; welfare workers; practice ... See more keywords
Impacts of transformational leadership on turnover intention of child welfare workers
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104624
Abstract: Abstract The high turnover rate among child welfare workers is a constant, well-documented issue. This study aimed to examine how organizational factors, particularly leadership, affect child welfare worker turnover intentions in order to help child… read more here.
Keywords: leadership; child welfare; turnover; welfare workers ... See more keywords
Child welfare workers and peritraumatic distress: The impact of COVID-19
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105508
Abstract: Whilst there is broad consensus that COVID-19 has had a pernicious impact on child welfare services, in general, and child welfare workers, specifically, this notion has not been thoroughly examined in the literature. This exploratory… read more here.
Keywords: child welfare; welfare workers; peritraumatic distress; covid ... See more keywords
Measuring the impact of public perceptions on child welfare workers
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DOI: 10.1080/15548732.2018.1508537
Abstract: ABSTRACT The Public Perceptions of Child Welfare Scale measures how the social environment influences child welfare workers, including their job satisfaction and intent to leave. Psychometric studies have validated the scale for private child welfare… read more here.
Keywords: child welfare; measuring impact; welfare workers; public perceptions ... See more keywords