The quest for rural child welfare workers: How different are they from their urban counterparts in demographics, organizational climate, and work attitudes?

2017 ◽  
Vol 73 ◽  
pp. 291-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
HaeJung Kim ◽  
Karen M. Hopkins
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Organizational Climate ◽  
Work Attitudes ◽  
Child Welfare Workers ◽  
Rural Child ◽  
Welfare Workers

Elements of Satisfying Organizational Climates in Child Welfare Agencies

2003 ◽  
Vol 84 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan G. Bednar
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Organizational Climate ◽  
Consumer Satisfaction ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Child Welfare Workers ◽  
Client Outcomes ◽  
Impaired Performance ◽  
Long Term Impact ◽  
Welfare Workers

The critical role played by child welfare workers in the protection of abused and neglected children is seriously undermined by rapid staff turnover and the impaired performance associated with burnout and job dissatisfaction. This review examines research on job satisfaction in child welfare systems and on factors that influence a worker's decision to leave a job or stay, as well as organizational climate factors which have been linked to job satisfaction, consumer satisfaction, and client outcomes. While ample information is available about what is needed to create satisfying work environments for child welfare workers, this knowledge has not been systematically applied. Incorporating existing knowledge into child welfare practice should be a priority, as should research that focuses on organizational variables that may impact service quality and outcomes as well as employee satisfaction. Questions remain about the long-term impact of increased job satisfaction and improved organizational climate on worker retention and client outcomes.

Understanding Intention to Leave: A Comparison of Urban, Small-Town, and Rural Child Welfare Workers

2013 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna M. Aguiniga ◽  
Elissa E. Madden ◽  
Monica R. Faulkner ◽  
Mashooq Salehin
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Small Town ◽  
Intention To Leave ◽  
Child Welfare Workers ◽  
Rural Child ◽  
Welfare Workers

Children’s Participation in Decision Making From Child Welfare Workers’ Perspectives: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
pp. 104973152098484 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karmen Toros
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Child Welfare Workers ◽  
Children’S Participation ◽  
Participation In Decision Making ◽  
Children's Participation ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
Welfare Workers

This article explores child welfare workers’ experiences of children’s participation in decision making in the child protection system. The systematic review follows the principles of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement and includes 12 peer-reviewed articles published in academic journals from 2009 to 2019. Findings indicate that children’s participation in decision making is generally limited or nonexistent. The age of the child is an important determining factor concerning whether the child is given the opportunity to participate in decision making. Potential harm for children that may result from participation is considered when deciding on whether to include a child in the decision-making process.

scholarly journals Association between Work-Related Trauma Exposure and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms among Child Welfare Workers in Japan: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 3541
Author(s):  
Mayumi Kataoka ◽  
Daisuke Nishi
Keyword(s):  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Traumatic Event ◽  
Traumatic Events ◽  
Child Welfare Workers ◽  
Cumulative Number ◽  
Ptsd Symptoms ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Welfare Workers

Child welfare workers often experience work-related traumatic events and may be at risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which can hinder early interventions for child abuse. This study examined the association between each single work-related traumatic event experienced by child welfare workers and the cumulative number of traumatic event types with PTSD symptoms. A checklist of traumatic events was used to investigate work-related traumatic events. The PTSD checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) was used to screen for PTSD symptoms. Two multivariate analyses were performed. A total of 140 workers were included in the analyses. In the first multivariate analysis, the event, “Witnessed a parent violently beating, hitting, kicking, or otherwise injuring a child or the other parent during work” (β = 11.96; 95% CI, 2.11–21.80; p < 0.05) and resilience (β = −0.60; 95% CI, −0.84 to −0.36; p < 0.01) were significantly associated with PTSD symptoms, as was resilience in the second multivariate analysis (β = −0.60; 95%CI, −0.84 to −0.36; p < 0.01). The association between the cumulative number of event types and PTSD symptoms was not significant, but it was stronger when the cumulative number was four or more. The findings suggest the importance of reducing child welfare worker exposure to traumatic events.

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