Retaining social workers: The role of quality of work and psychosocial safety climate for work engagement, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment

M Geisler, H Berthelsen, T Muhonen - … Management, Leadership & …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The present study investigated how psychosocial safety climate (PSC), job demands (role
conflict and work-family conflict), job resources (social support from superiors and social …

A multi-level conceptual model to examine child welfare worker turnover and retention decisions

DJ Wilke, M Radey, E King, C Spinelli… - Journal of Public …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
There is little disagreement about the importance of a healthy stable workforce in promoting
effective provision of child welfare services. This review proposes a multi-level conceptual …

Linking authentic leadership and employee turnover intention: the influences of sense of calling and job satisfaction

Z Liu, H Wong - Leadership & Organization Development Journal, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose This research aims at examining how authentic leadership impacts social workers'
withdrawal behaviors through two intermediate mechanisms: sense of calling and job …

Unheard voices: Why former child welfare workers left their positions

A Griffiths, D Royse - Journal of Public Child Welfare, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
This mixed methods study used a snowball sample (n= 54) to capture retrospective insight
from former public child welfare workers about job satisfaction and reasons they left their …

IMPACT OF REFLECTIVE SUPERVISION ON EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTIONISTS'PERCEPTIONS OF SELF‐EFFICACY, JOB SATISFACTION, AND JOB …

CA Frosch, Z Varwani, J Mitchell… - Infant mental health …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Despite widespread recognition of the importance of reflective practice in the field of infant
mental health, little quantitative research exists regarding the impact of reflective supervision …

Effectiveness of a trauma-informed care initiative in a state child welfare system: A randomized study

MK Jankowski, KE Schifferdecker… - Child …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Trauma-informed care (TIC) initiatives in state child welfare agencies are receiving more
attention, but little empirical evidence exists as to their efficacy. The purpose of this study …

Taking care of the caregivers: The moderating role of reflective supervision in the relationship between COVID‐19 stress and the mental and professional well‐being …

D Morelen, J Najm, M Wolff… - Infant Mental Health …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The present study examined the relationships between COVID‐related stress, mental health
and professional burnout in the infant and early child mental health (IECMH) workforce and …

Satisfactions and stressors experienced by recently-hired frontline child welfare workers

L Schelbe, M Radey, LS Panisch - Children and Youth Services Review, 2017 - Elsevier
In the United States, frontline child welfare workers are tasked with meeting the child welfare
systems' goals of child safety, permanency, and well-being. Child welfare workers' job …

Caring for our child welfare workforce: A holistic framework of worker well-being

EL Lizano, AS He, R Leake - Human Service Organizations …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background The workforce is the most valuable asset for most organizations and particularly
for those in the health and human services sectors (International Labour Organization …

Retention of child welfare caseworkers: The role of case severity and workplace resources

BH Kothari, KD Chandler, A Waugh… - Children and Youth …, 2021 - Elsevier
A highly skilled and committed child welfare workforce is necessary to support the safety,
permanency, and well-being of children in foster care. Nevertheless, turnover is high. Job …