Navigating emotions in child welfare: Immigrant parents’ experiences and perceptions of involvement with child welfare services in Norway

2020 ◽  
pp. 002087281989777
Author(s):  
Memory Jayne Tembo
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Child Welfare Workers ◽  
Immigrant Parents ◽  
Child Welfare Services ◽  
Emotional Management ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Welfare Services ◽  
Welfare Workers ◽  
Parents Experiences

This study explores immigrant parents’ emotional experiences in child welfare services as well as parents’ emotional management and their interpretations of the role of emotions in the child welfare system. The analysis revealed that strong negative emotions dominate parents’ experiences and correspond to immigrant-related challenges and factors associated with child welfare involvement. The study suggests that parents perceive that the way child welfare workers interpret their emotions affects the decisions the workers make and how the parents are perceived during the case. The study further highlights ways that parents manage their emotions during cases to prompt favourable outcomes.

The Role of Supervision in the Retention of Public Child Welfare Workers

2008 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 27-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan E. Jacquet ◽  
Sherrill J. Clark ◽  
Jennifer L. Morazes ◽  
Rebecca Withers
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Child Welfare Workers ◽  
Public Child Welfare ◽  
Welfare Workers

Predicting Use of Child Welfare Services after Intensive Family Preservation Services

1997 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 202-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yvonne A. Unrau
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Prediction Models ◽  
Family Preservation ◽  
Child Welfare Services ◽  
Welfare Services ◽  
Service Characteristics ◽  
Child Placement ◽  
Intensive Family Preservation Services ◽  
Placement Services

This study explored whether selected client and service characteristics could help predict families' use of other child welfare services after receiving intensive family presentation services (IFPS). Of 192 families, over three quarters did not use out-of-home child placement services for up to 6 months after receiving IFPS. Additionally, well over half of the families ended all service agreements with child welfare in the same period Polytomous logistic regression was used to develop prediction models. The findings of this study have implications for the development and service delivery of IFPS programs. Specifically, the role of IFPS needs to be re conceptualized to more accurately reflect its place on the child welfare services continuum.

Engagement tactics with foster parents: Experiences of resource workers

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 80-100
Author(s):  
Jason D Brown ◽  
Sarah Serbinski ◽  
Julie Gerritts ◽  
Landy Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Multidimensional Scaling ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Foster Parents ◽  
Child Welfare Workers ◽  
Large Metropolitan Area ◽  
And Cluster Analysis ◽  
Welfare Workers ◽  
Parents Experiences

Resource workers are child welfare workers who work closely with foster parents following placement of a child placed in care. One of the challenges they experience is reluctance to their involvement. Resource workers from a large metropolitan area were asked: “What do you do when foster parents are reluctant about your involvement?” Responses to this question were analyzed with multidimensional scaling and cluster analysis. Nine concepts resulted, including: Recognize Problems, Build Trust, Go the Extra, Be Positive, Broaden their Network, Find Commonalities, Set Limits, Understand Them, and Reinforce Accountability. These concepts were compared and contrasted with the available literature.

Young Children and Ongoing Child Welfare Services: A Multilevel Examination of Clinical and Worker Characteristics

2020 ◽  
pp. 107755952092375
Author(s):  
Joanne Filippelli ◽  
Kristen Lwin ◽  
Barbara Fallon ◽  
Nico Trocmé
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Child Welfare Services ◽  
Welfare Services ◽  
Worker Training ◽  
Worker Characteristics ◽  
Fiscal Implications

There is a growing body of research that underscores that young child welfare-involved children are a unique vulnerable subgroup of children. The decision to provide postinvestigation child welfare services is consequential to children’s safety and well-being and has fiscal implications for organizations. Despite the potential ramifications of the decision, there is little known about the factors associated with the ongoing services provision for young children. This study uses secondary data analysis of the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect 2008 to explore what case and worker factors predict the provision of ongoing child welfare services. Multilevel modeling was used to assess the relationship between independent variables and the decision to provide ongoing services; analyses included 2,296 children and 555 workers. Case and worker characteristics, including worker training and worker position, predicted ongoing child welfare services suggesting that further research examining the role of what worker characteristics impact child welfare decisions is warranted and essential.

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