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The Impact Of Compassion Fatigue And Burnout Among Residential Care Workers On Client Care: Implications For Social Work Practice, Amanda J. Hanson
The Impact Of Compassion Fatigue And Burnout Among Residential Care Workers On Client Care: Implications For Social Work Practice, Amanda J. Hanson
Master of Social Work Clinical Research Papers
The purpose of this study was to explore what factors contribute to burnout and compassion fatigue in a residential treatment setting, what factors may help to minimize risk for the development of compassion fatigue in a residential treatment setting, and how these two issues affect client care. This study utilized a mixed-methods design by sending out an online survey to two residential treatment centers serving youth with emotional and behavioral difficulties (n = 88). Descriptive statistics were used to identify participants compassion fatigue and burnout levels as well as better understand what symptoms of these two phenomena were most affecting …
Staff Retention And Job Satisfaction In Child Protection, Brittany B. Kowalewski
Staff Retention And Job Satisfaction In Child Protection, Brittany B. Kowalewski
Master of Social Work Clinical Research Papers
The purpose of this study is to provide the background and theoretical framework that contribute to staff retention and job satisfaction in child protection. This project intends to understand the factors and relationships associated in maintaining successful staff in child welfare. An anonymous mixed methods study was utilized and formatted with both quantitative and qualitative questions. This survey was distributed to four Southeastern Minnesota county child protection units and asked respondents specific questions in regards to personal characteristics, work factors, and agency factors that impact their job satisfaction and levels of compassion fatigue. This study indicates that work factors such …