Child welfare workers (CWWs) often work under conditions similar in nature to workers
within safety critical organizations (SCOs). This is because most of their work surrounds …

Turnover among the child welfare workforce has been linked to workforce demographics,
individual-level work attitudes, and organizational conditions. It is relatively understudied …

This second edition of Best Practice in Professional Supervision is a fully updated and
revised guide to being an excellent supervisor in the social care, nursing, counselling and …

High annual turnover rates that plague child welfare agencies are costly and disrupt
services. Numerous studies have focused on aspects of the workplace and the …

Gradual environmental degradation, more extreme climate change events, and related
environmental injustices affect individuals and communities every day. Social work entities …

Drawing on the transactional theory of stress and the person–situation interactionist
perspective, we theorize that the indirect effect of challenge stressors on affective …

Background: Professional caregivers in youth residential care institutions experience
frequent verbal and physical aggression as well as multiple stressors as part of their …

The purpose of the study is to examine the impact of a statewide intervention (BSW level
Title IV-E Program) on both the workers' intent to leave the job and their actual exit from a …

The child welfare (CW) system must adopt a trauma-centered focus. Children served
typically have experienced some form of trauma, and involvement with the system is, itself …

Child maltreatment impacts society on multiple levels, and consistent turnover in the child
welfare workforce creates financial challenges and problems associated with service …