Elmien Truter

Biographic Data

ID4422083
NAMEElmien Truter
GIVEN NAMESElmien
FAMILY NAMETruter
SIGNATURETRUTER E
AFFILIATIONSNorth-West University
ORCID0000-0003-0046-7930
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS7
AUTHOR COUNT7
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1

  • Moral distress in South African child protection social workers: A qualitative study

    Open AccessEmma Boonzaaier, Mahloma Hebert Molakeng et al.ARTICLEInternational Social Work2025Cited by: 1References: 1

    Moral distress among South African child protection social workers (CPSWs) remains unexplored despite familiarity with the concept. A qualitative analysis of interviews with 20 CPSWs in two South African provinces interpreted their reports of workplace risk through a moral distress lens. Thematic analysis identified that internal and external constraints are contributing to experiences of moral distress among CPSWs in South Africa, paving the way…

  • Practice supervisors’ views on workplace risks for child protection social workers in Gauteng, South Africa: A Qualitative Description

    Open AccessElmien Truter, Chanté Oosthuysen et al.ARTICLEEuropean Journal of Social Work2025References: 5

  • Hardiness and Grit as Drivers of South African Child Protection Social Workers’ Occupational Resilience

    Open AccessMahloma Hebert Molakeng, Emma Boonzaaier et al.ARTICLEThe British Journal of Social Work2023References: 34

    Child protection social workers (CPSWs) perform statutory duties and often work in hostile work contexts. Nevertheless, some CPSWs are reportedly resilient, thus adjusting well despite exposure to occupational adversities. We followed a qualitative descriptive design in which twenty CPSWs from the Western Cape and the Free State provinces described their sources of occupational resilience during semi-structured interviews. Their self-reported sou…

  • Resilience of child protection social workers: A scoping review

    Mahloma Hebert Molakeng, Elmien Truter et al.ARTICLEEuropean Journal of Social Work2021

    Child protection social workers (CPSWs) are exposed to several workplace risks, often leaving them vulnerable for negative outcomes like burnout. Some CPSWs do well despite exposure to these risks, which could be described as resilience. This scoping review was guided by the framework of Arksey and O'Malley and the PRISMA checklist. Our findings, from analysing 13 articles on CPSWs resilience, are embedded in the socio-ecological model which reve…

  • Occupational risk factors in child protection social work: A scoping review

    Open AccessEmma Boonzaaier, Elmien Truter et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2021

  • Living resiliently: The voices of a group of child protection social workers in South Africa

    Open AccessElmien Truter, Ansie FoucheARTICLEHealth & Social Care in the…2020Cited by: 6References: 5

    Child protection social workers (CPSWs) do critical work protecting vulnerable children. Given the demanding nature of this work, CPSWs are reportedly at great risk for negative outcomes, such as burnout and depression. Another outcome is often unsatisfactory service delivery by CPSWs, leaving vulnerable children exposed to continued maltreatment. Understanding how some CPSWs do well, despite the demanding nature of their work, is important to in…

  • The Resilience of Child Protection Social Workers: Are They at Risk and If So, How Do They Adjust? A Systematic Meta-Synthesis

    Elmien Truter, Ansie Fouche et al.ARTICLEThe British Journal of Social Work2017References: 60

    Globally, social workers protect, among others, children who are in need of care and protection. Child protection social workers protect children by means of statutory intervention. Concomitant professional risks threaten child protection social workers’ well-being and competence, resulting in sub-standard services, attrition and calls for child protection social worker resilience. Promoting child protection social worker resilience requires a de…