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Societal Factors Impacting Child Welfare: Validating The Perceptions Of Child Welfare Scale, Charles Auerbach, Wendy Zeitlin, Astraea Augsberger, Brenda G. Mcgowan, Nancy Claiborne, Catherine K. Lawrence
Societal Factors Impacting Child Welfare: Validating The Perceptions Of Child Welfare Scale, Charles Auerbach, Wendy Zeitlin, Astraea Augsberger, Brenda G. Mcgowan, Nancy Claiborne, Catherine K. Lawrence
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Respect In The Workplace: A Mixed Methods Study Of Retention And Turnover In The Voluntary Child Welfare Sector, Astraea Augsberger, Wendy Zeitlin, Brenda G. Mcgowan, Charles Auerbach
Respect In The Workplace: A Mixed Methods Study Of Retention And Turnover In The Voluntary Child Welfare Sector, Astraea Augsberger, Wendy Zeitlin, Brenda G. Mcgowan, Charles Auerbach
Department of Social Work and Child Advocacy Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
A significant challenge facing the child welfare system is the recruitment and retention of a stable and qualified workforce. Several studies have identified individual and organizational factors impacting workforce turnover. The current study expands upon previous research by utilizing a mixed methods design to examine the relationship between workers' perceptions of respect in the workplace and their intention to leave. Thematic analysis of the qualitative data revealed that workers perceive a lack of respect in five domains including organizational support, fair salary and benefits, fair promotion potential, adequate communication and contingent rewards. Based on the qualitative findings, researchers designed the …
Differential Factors Influencing Public And Voluntary Child Welfare Workers' Intention To Leave, Charles Auerbach, Brenda G. Mcgowan, Astraea Ausberger, Jessica Strolin-Goltzman, Wendy Zeitlin
Differential Factors Influencing Public And Voluntary Child Welfare Workers' Intention To Leave, Charles Auerbach, Brenda G. Mcgowan, Astraea Ausberger, Jessica Strolin-Goltzman, Wendy Zeitlin
Department of Social Work and Child Advocacy Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
Although several studies have explored personal and organizational factors impacting retention and turnover in public or private agencies, there are no studies comparing the similarities and differences between voluntary and public child welfare settings. The research reported here is designed to contribute to knowledge about the differential factors that may contribute to worker retention and turnover in the voluntary (private, non-profit) and public child welfare sectors. The current research expands knowledge of the child welfare workforce by comparing the difference in factors contributing to job satisfaction and turnover between the voluntary and public child welfare sectors in a large urban …