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Retention and job satisfaction of child welfare supervisors
- Authors:
- McCRAE Julie S., SCANNAPIECO Maria, OBERMANN Ann
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 59, 2015, pp.171-176.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Supervisors play a vital role in workplace productivity and organisational health, and are at the forefront of improving the capacity of the child welfare workforce. Yet there is limited research about their organisational longevity and satisfaction compared with child welfare caseworkers. This study uses data from 85% of supervisors statewide in a child welfare organisation to describe intent to leave, supervision provided and received, and job qualities. Questions are: (1) what are the personal and job qualities of child welfare supervisors? (2) To what extent do supervisors report receiving and providing supervision, and (3) what personal and job qualities predict intent to leave among supervisors? Using bivariate and multivariate analyses, results showed that supervisors who receive more frequent supervision report lower levels of job stress and time pressure and more positive perceptions of organisation leadership. These supervisors also reported providing more supervision to caseworkers. Greater time pressure predicted intent to leave among supervisors, indicating that there is an important balance between workload and resources in efforts to maintain quality supervisors. (Edited publisher abstract)
Professionalization in public child welfare: historical context and workplace outcomes for social workers and non-social workers
- Authors:
- SCANNAPIECO Maria, HEGAR Rebecca L., CONNELL-CARRICK Kelli
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 34(11), November 2012, pp.2170-2178.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Schools of social work have a long history of partnering with the U.S. Children’s Bureau and public child welfare agencies. This article first recaps the historic role of the U.S. Children's Bureau in the development and professionalisation of public child welfare services. A review of the literature then explores relationships between professional preparation and outcomes in service delivery, job performance and preparedness, social work values, and retention of staff. The article then presents an evaluation study which draws from a longitudinal appraisal of almost 10,000 child welfare workers in Texas, about one third of whom have social work degrees. The article reports significant differences between the experiences and perceptions of those with social work degrees and those with degrees in other fields. The workers were surveyed at 3 points in time: at graduation from basic skills-development training; 18 months post-employment; and 3 years post-hire. The findings showed significant differences between the experiences and perceptions of those with social work degrees and those with other degrees. Workers with social work degrees were more likely to remain employed at Child Protection Services for at least 3 years and to express strong commitments to the profession of social work.
The influence of job satisfaction on child welfare worker's desire to stay: an examination of the interaction effect of self-efficacy and supportive supervision
- Authors:
- CHEN Szu-Yu, SCANNAPIECO Maria
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 32(4), April 2010, pp.482-486.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
The child welfare workforce has constantly been challenged by staff retention issues. Whilst attempting to improve job satisfaction as a solution to encourage workers to stay, little is known whether its effect remains under the influence of certain psychosocial factors of workers. This study, exploring the effect of job satisfaction on child welfare worker's desire to stay through examination of the intervening effects of worker's work related self-efficacy and supervisor's support, showed that the interaction effect did exist, and that job satisfaction had greater positive impact for workers of high self-efficacy in terms of the desire to stay. Findings also revealed that job satisfaction had substantial impacts on improving worker's desire to stay under most circumstances, except for the circumstance when workers concurrently perceiving low work related self-efficacy and low supervisor's support. Results also indicated that supervisor support was particularly important to retain workers of low self-efficacy. In conclusion the authors suggest that improving job satisfaction may not be a universal approach for worker retention due to the influence of worker's self-efficacy, and that supervisor support is an important factor in addition to job satisfaction that cannot be overlooked in child welfare worker retention.
Focus on the first years: correlates of substantiation of child maltreatment for families with children 0 to 4
- Authors:
- SCANNAPIECO Maria, CONNELL-CARRICK Kelli
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 27(12), December 2005, pp.1307-1323.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
The overall purpose of this study was to examine the correlates of substantiation of child neglect or child abuse in children 0-48 months of age in five areas: (1) child characteristics, (2) parent characteristics, (3) home characteristics, (4) social characteristics, and (5) maltreatment characteristics. A second purpose was to compare the results of this study to the current body of child maltreatment research. This study uses an ex-post facto design. A random sample of cases from a large metropolitan area in the southwest was obtained. Families whose cases were substantiated for maltreatment were compared to families whose cases were not substantiated. The exposure of children to a dangerous environment and poor parental skill were predictive of the substantiation in the multivariate analysis. Parents with fewer parenting skills, such as the inability to effectively communicate, lack of impulse control and use of harsh discipline, were predictive of child maltreatment in the multivariate analysis. The bivariate analysis revealed additional 22 variables as correlates of the substantiation within the 5 factors.
Focus on the first years: an eco-developmental assessment of child neglect for children 0 to 3 years of age
- Authors:
- SCANNAPIECO Maria, CONNELL-CARRICK Kelli
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 24(8), August 2002, pp.601-621.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
The purpose of this article is to provide a framework for a comprehensive assessment of child neglect, grounded in theories of child development and attachment. The hope is to inform anyone working in the child welfare system by providing indicators for assessing neglect in the child, parent and environment.
Home-based services program: effectiveness with at risk families
- Author:
- SCANNAPIECO Maria
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 16(5/6), 1994, pp.363-377.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
An exploratory, descriptive study on family-centred, home-based services which suggests that such programmes are effective in the prevention of placement for both high-risk and low-risk clients.