Wendy Zeitlin

Biographic Data

ID4442215
NAMEWendy Zeitlin
GIVEN NAMESWendy
FAMILY NAMEZeitlin
SIGNATUREZEITLIN W
AFFILIATIONSYeshiva University
ORCID0000-0003-4201-0947
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS14
TOTAL CITATIONS39
AUTHOR COUNT14
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2014
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX4

  • Contextual Factors Predictive of Social-Emotional Functioning Among Children of Mothers With and Without Low Intellectual Functioning

    Open AccessJanine Ang, Wendy Zeitlin et al.ARTICLEFamilies in Society The Journal…2025

    This study used Future of Families Child and Wellbeing Study data to examine community, family, and maternal predictors of social-emotional outcomes for kindergarten-aged children of mothers with and without low intellectual functioning. Multivariate analysis of variance and multivariate regression explored relationships between maternal intellectual functioning, covariates, and outcomes. As poverty was an important covariate, predictive of outco…

  • Do intensive specialized services prevent family separation in parents with intellectual disabilities? A treatment effects analysis

    Wendy Zeitlin, Astraea Augsberger et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Child Welfare2024

    Parents with intellectual disabilities are more likely to have child welfare involvement and experience higher rates of family separation than parents without intellectual disabilities. Despite this, there are few programs designed to meet the needs of this population, and little is known about their efficacy. The current study expands the knowledge base by exploring the effectiveness of Project IMPACT, an intensive, in-home, skills-based positiv…

  • Examining a Child Welfare Parenting Intervention for Parents With Intellectual Disabilities

    Open AccessAstraea Augsberger, Wendy Zeitlin et al.ARTICLEResearch on Social Work Practice2020Cited by: 1

    Purpose: There is scant child welfare research on parenting interventions for parents with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). This mixed-methods research examined client participation in an in-home parenting intervention, including client characteristics, which clients benefit most from participation, and key aspects of program participation. Method: The sample included participant program records, client satisfaction surveys, st…

  • Racial diversity and inclusive representation in urban public child welfare

    Catherine Lawrence, Wendy Zeitlin et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Child Welfare2019Cited by: 7References: 10

    This study explores racial diversity and inclusive representation in child welfare organizations, including demographic differences between White workers (WW) and workers of Color (WOC), representation of WOC across all levels of the agency, and influence of racial identity on intentions to remain employed. WW and WOC have many demographic and perceptual similarities regarding their work, yet WOC were significantly more likely to be in caseworker…

  • Direct practice contact

    Open AccessWendy Zeitlin, Sreyashi Chakravarty et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2019References: 31

  • Measuring the impact of public perceptions on child welfare workers

    Catherine Lawrence, Wendy Zeitlin et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Child Welfare2018Cited by: 3References: 17

    The Public Perceptions of Child Welfare Scale measures how the social environment influences child welfare workers, including their job satisfaction and intent to leave. Psychometric studies have validated the scale for private child welfare workers, but there are no validation studies with public agency staff. This study fills that gap, showing stigma and respect are important constructs that also predict worker intent to leave. This research fo…

  • Finish what you start

    Open AccessCatherine Lawrence, Nancy Claiborne et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2016Cited by: 1References: 23

  • Societal factors impacting child welfare

    Open AccessCharles Auerbach, Wendy Zeitlin et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2016Cited by: 1References: 22

  • Climate factors related to intention to leave in administrators and clinical professionals

    Open AccessNancy Claiborne, Charles Auerbach et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2015Cited by: 3References: 32

  • Validation of the T-SAT-R-2

    Susan E Mason, Charles Auerbach et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social Service Research2015References: 23

    This article reports on the validation of the Training Seminar Assessment Tool-Revised-Second Edition (T-SAT-R-2) instrument designed to measure participants’ satisfaction with training seminars and workshops. It was developed from an earlier version, the Training Seminar Assessment Tool-Revised (T-SAT-R), which was distributed following child welfare and social service staff development training sessions. Using confirmatory factor analysis with …

  • Societal Factors Impacting Child Welfare

    Open AccessCharles Auerbach, Wendy Zeitlin et al.ARTICLEResearch on Social Work Practice2014Cited by: 6References: 4

    Objective: This research examines the psychometric properties of the Perceptions of Child Welfare Scale (PCWS). This instrument is designed to assess child welfare workers’ understanding of how society views their role and their work. Methods: Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was utilized to analyze data on 538 child welfare workers. Results: The final model consisted of three latent variables with 14 indicators related to stigma, value, and re…

  • Validating the Psychological Climate Scale in Voluntary Child Welfare

    Open AccessWendy Zeitlin, Nancy Claiborne et al.ARTICLEResearch on Social Work Practice2014Cited by: 7References: 4

    Objective: Organizational climate has emerged as an important factor in understanding and addressing the complexities of providing services in child welfare. This research examines the psychometric properties of each of the dimensions of Parker and colleagues’ Psychological Climate Survey in a sample of voluntary child welfare workers. Methods: Confirmatory factor analysis was utilized to analyze data on 640 child welfare workers providing servic…

  • Factors impacting perceptions of organizational cultural competence in voluntary child welfare

    Open AccessWendy ZeitlinARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2014Cited by: 1References: 34

  • A mixed-methods study of the impact of organizational culture on workforce retention in child welfare

    Open AccessWendy Zeitlin, Astraea Augsberger et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2014Cited by: 9References: 19