Participatory Management in a Public Child Welfare Agency

1998 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara A. Pine ◽  
Robin Warsh ◽  
Anthony N. Maluccio
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Participatory Management ◽  
Child Welfare Agency ◽  
Public Child Welfare

scholarly journals Perceptions of Administrative and Supervisory Support in Public Child Welfare

10.18060/1955 ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 603-617 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tonya M. Westbrook ◽  
Josie Crolley-Simic
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Supervisory Support ◽  
Social Work Educators ◽  
Child Welfare Agency ◽  
Public Child Welfare ◽  
Organizational Culture Inventory

Using the Child Welfare Organizational Culture Inventory (CWOCI) in a public child welfare agency, perceptions of administrative and supervisory support held by employees with social work degrees (BSW and MSW) were compared to perceptions of administrative and supervisory support held by employees without social work degrees. Child welfare employees with social work degrees reported lower administrative and supervisory support than employees without social work degrees. Implications for social work educators, public child welfare administrators and supervisors, and future research are presented.

Leadership as Advocacy: The Impact of a Title IV-E Supported MSW Education on a Public Child Welfare Agency

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 213-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa E. McGuire ◽  
Patricia Howes ◽  
Amy Murphy-Nugen ◽  
Kathleen George
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Child Welfare Agency ◽  
Public Child Welfare ◽  
Title Iv ◽  
The Impact

Child Fatalities in New York City: An Assessment of Child Protective Service Practice

2007 ◽  
Vol 88 (4) ◽  
pp. 583-594
Author(s):  
Madelyn Freundlich ◽  
Erika London Bocknek
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
York City ◽  
Protective Services ◽  
The Public ◽  
Child Welfare Agency ◽  
Child Fatality ◽  
Public Child Welfare ◽  
Children In Foster Care

This article describes the results of two exploratory studies conducted in New York City that used reports of child fatality investigations conducted by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services. It describes the characteristics of children who died as a result of maltreatment and the quality of the child fatality investigations, risk and safety assessments, and protective services responses. Three groups are the focus: children who died while living with families not previously referred to the public child welfare agency; children who died while living with families previously referred to the public child welfare agency; and all children in foster care. The studies found that safety and risk assessments often were not conducted appropriately when children were initially reported to child protective services and when the safety of surviving siblings was at issue; there often was insufficient attention to the elevation of risk as a result of the presence of multiple risk factors in families; and foster parents often did not receive adequate information about health conditions that posed significant risks for children in their care. This article advances practice and policy recommendations for strengthening responses to families who are at high risk and identifies future research directions.

Parental Perceptions of the Authority of Public Child Welfare Caseworkers

1992 ◽  
Vol 73 (4) ◽  
pp. 222-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
William D. Diorio
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Child Protective Services ◽  
Parental Perceptions ◽  
Parental Rights ◽  
Protective Services ◽  
Child Welfare Agency ◽  
Public Child Welfare ◽  
Research Interviews

Few efforts have been made to understand the experiences of “involuntary clients” who become involved in child protective services. Qualitative research interviews were conducted with 13 parents receiving mandated protective services from a public child welfare agency. Parental perceptions of the authority and “power” of child welfare caseworkers and the agency are documented. Caseworkers must realize the consequences of any use or abuse of their authority, respect parental rights, and not undervalue or disregard legitimate client dissent if families are to be fairly treated and children effectively protected when left in, or returned to, their own homes.

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