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A New Perspective: Administrator Recommendations for Reducing Child Welfare Turnover.
- Source :
- Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance; Nov-Dec2020, Vol. 44 Issue 5, p417-433, 17p, 2 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Child maltreatment impacts society on multiple levels, and consistent turnover in the child welfare workforce creates financial challenges and problems associated with service delivery. This study explores the qualitative survey findings from a statewide sample of child welfare administrators in one state (n = 86). When asked to provide suggestions for improving workforce retention, nine overarching themes emerged: compensation, decreased workload, organizational culture, job factors, professional development, frontline supervision, performance management, leverage external partners, and competent and engage leadership. A comparative analysis ensues, where these strategies are juxtaposed with those of frontline supervisors and frontline workers. Similarities, differences, and implications are explored. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CHILD welfare
CHILDREN'S rights
COMMUNITY health services
CONTENT analysis
CORPORATE culture
EXECUTIVES
JOB descriptions
LABOR supply
LABOR turnover
LEADERSHIP
RESEARCH methodology
ORGANIZATIONAL change
PROFESSIONAL employee training
SUPERVISION of employees
WAGES
EMPLOYEES' workload
EMPLOYEE retention
QUALITATIVE research
ORGANIZATIONAL structure
THEORY
THEMATIC analysis
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23303131
- Volume :
- 44
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 147195208
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/23303131.2020.1786760