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Parental Perspectives Of Permanency Planning And Staffing Barriers In Child Welfare, Linda S. Sanders
Parental Perspectives Of Permanency Planning And Staffing Barriers In Child Welfare, Linda S. Sanders
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Caseworker turnover in child welfare agencies has been a problem for many years. The turnover negatively impacts the agency, and the staff left behind by their departing peers, and continuity of services provided to clients. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore parental experiences with child welfare staff turnover to determine how clients perceived that turnover impacted their child welfare case. The research questions for this study focused on (a) how clients perceived that child welfare turnover impacted their case and (b) how the turnover impacted their case plan and (c) recommendations for child welfare to enhance …
Foster Care Workers' Roles In Developing Resiliency In Foster Children, Linda Ann Lopez
Foster Care Workers' Roles In Developing Resiliency In Foster Children, Linda Ann Lopez
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Maltreated children are at risk for placement disruption, mental health and substance issues, delinquent behaviors, and poverty issues. When children in foster care experience these risks, they decrease the likelihood of leaving foster care successfully. Resiliency is a critical component in increasing positive outcomes for foster children despite these risk factors. The purpose of this action research was to understand the role foster care workers have in developing resiliency in foster children. The theory of attachment and resiliency provided the conceptual framework for the study. Two focus groups were used to collect data from 5 foster care social workers in …