Brenda G McGowan

Biographic Data

ID5914665
NAMEBrenda G McGowan
GIVEN NAMESBrenda G
FAMILY NAMEMcGowan
SIGNATUREMCGOWAN B G
AFFILIATIONSFordham University
ORCID0000-0001-7905-6573
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS16
TOTAL CITATIONS146
WORKS AS AUTHOR16
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1983
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2014
H-INDEX7

  • 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…

  • 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

  • Predicting Turnover

    Open AccessCharles Auerbach, Wendy Zeitlin Schudrich et al.ARTICLEResearch on Social Work Practice2013Cited by: 31References: 7

    A number of proxies have been used in child welfare workforce research to represent actual turnover; however, there have been no psychometric studies to validate a scale specifically designed for this purpose. The Intent to Leave Child Welfare Scale is a proxy for actual turnover that measures workers’ intention to leave. This scale was validated in the current study by a CFA. The resulting factors were compared to actual turnover. Nearly two in …

  • Intention to leave in social workers and educators employed in voluntary child welfare agencies

    Open AccessWendy Zeitlin Schudrich, Wendy Schudrich et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2013Cited by: 4References: 28

  • Factors impacting intention to leave in social workers and child care workers employed at voluntary agencies

    Open AccessWendy Schudrich, Charles Auerbach et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2012Cited by: 15References: 19

  • Respect in the workplace

    Open AccessAstraea Augsberger, Wendy Schudrich et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2012Cited by: 14References: 23

  • Sheila B. Kamerman's Career and Contributions

    Open AccessBrenda G McGowanARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2012

  • Child welfare agency climate influence on worker commitment

    Open AccessNancy Claiborne, Charles Auerbach et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2011Cited by: 12References: 33

  • Differential factors influencing public and voluntary child welfare workers' intention to leave

    Open AccessCharles Auerbach, Brenda G McGowan et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2010Cited by: 34References: 19

  • Turnover in the Child Welfare Workforce

    Brenda G McGowan, Charles Auerbach et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social Service Research2009Cited by: 14References: 12

    Child welfare agencies across the country are experiencing a workforce crisis involving high staff turnover rates. The purpose of this study was to determine which of the organizational, personal, and supervisory variables identified in prior research on this topic are most associated with intent to leave among employees in urban and rural child welfare settings. Four-hundred-and-forty-seven employees in 13 child welfare agencies participated in …

  • How Does Professional Education Impact the Job Outlook of Public Child Welfare Workers

    Charles Auerbach, Brenda G McGowan et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Child Welfare2008Cited by: 7References: 2

    The objective of this study was to examine how public child welfare employees perceive their graduate social work education, whether they use the knowledge and skills gained, their work satisfaction, and their future plans. It was designed to examine the experiences of the New York City Administration on Children's Services (ACS) employees who were participants in the Professional Development Program and received support to study for their master…

  • The DeShaney Case

    Open AccessBrenda G McGowanARTICLEPolitical Science Quarterly2008

    Journal Article The DeShaney Case: Child Abuse, Family Rights, and the Dilemma of State Intervention by Lynne Curry Get access The DeShaney Case: Child Abuse, Family Rights, and the Dilemma of State Interventionby Lynne Curry. Lawrence, University Press of Kansas, 2007. 164pp. Cloth, $29.95; paper, $15.95. Brenda G. McGowan Brenda G. McGowan Columbia University School of Social Work Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google…

  • A Right to Childhood” the U.S. Children's Bureau And Child Welfare, 1912–1946

    Open AccessBrenda G McGowan, Brenda McGowanARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review1999

  • The Child Welfare Challenge

    Brenda G McGowanARTICLESocial Service Review1994

  • Child welfare and the law

    Open AccessBrenda G McGowanARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review1991

  • The Challenge of Partnership

    Brenda G McGowanARTICLESocial Work1983

    The Challenge of Partnership: Working with Parents of Children in Foster Care Get access The Challenge of Partnership: Working with Parents of Children in Foster Care. Edited by Anthony Maluccio and Paula A. Sinanoglu. New York: Child Welfare League of America, 1981. 225 pp. $8.95 paper. Brenda G. McGowan Brenda G. McGowan School of Social Work, Columbia University, New York, New York Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubM…