Charles Auerbach
Biographic Data
| ID | 6186178 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Charles Auerbach |
| GIVEN NAMES | Charles |
| FAMILY NAME | Auerbach |
| SIGNATURE | AUERBACH C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Yeshiva University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 30 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 179 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 30 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
Antisemitism in American Healthcare: The Role of Workplace Environment
Social Isolation and Marijuana Use Frequency in Emerging Adults: Findings from the 2023 NSDUH
Revalidating the Zoom and Exhaustion Fatigue Scale Among Social Work Students
Purpose: With the uptick in videoconferencing platforms resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, there were increased reports of videoconferencing fatigue among students. Previous research and measures have been developed to capture videoconferencing fatigue. One instrument, the Zoom Fatigue Scale (ZEF), has been previously researched, demonstrating validity and reliability. Despite this, there is a dearth of knowledge regarding the validity and rel…
Methodological Approaches to Measuring Self-Efficacy Among Social Work Students in Online Education
Objectives: Self-efficacy is a key construct in social work education, shaping students’ confidence and preparedness for professional practice. This study validated the social work self-efficacy (SWSE) for online education, expanding its application to a growing population of students in virtual learning environments. Method: A three-factor structure was identified using regularized exploratory factor analysis (REFA): client engagement and assess…
Assessing Shared Trauma Among Master of Social Work Students: A Validation Study
Purpose: This study reports on the validation of the COVID-19 Quality of Professional Practice Survey (C19QPPS) among Master of Social Work (MSW) students in field training. Method: The C19QPPS measures the unique construct of shared trauma among social work practitioners related to COVID-19 but has yet to be validated with any population. To determine validity, data were collected from 145 graduate students and a model-generating form of structu…
Measuring the impact of public perceptions on child welfare workers
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: A study of Design Team change initiatives' impact on agency climate
Societal factors impacting child welfare: Re-validating the Perceptions of Child Welfare Scale
Climate factors related to intention to leave in administrators and clinical professionals
Validation of the T-SAT-R-2: A Reaction to Training Scale for Use in Child Welfare and Human Service Trainings
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: Validating the Perceptions of Child Welfare Scale
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
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…
A mixed-methods study of the impact of organizational culture on workforce retention in child welfare
SSD for R: A Comprehensive Statistical Package to Analyze Single-System Data
The need for statistical analysis in single-subject designs presents a challenge, as analytical methods that are applied to group comparison studies are often not appropriate in single-subject research. SSD for R is a robust set of statistical functions with wide applicability to single-subject research. It is a comprehensive package of statistical tests and produces accompanying graphs for almost every function. These include, among others, test…
Predicting Turnover: Validating the Intent to Leave Child Welfare Scale
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
Organizational change: The role of climate and job satisfaction in child welfare workers' perception of readiness for change
Women Coping With Chronic Disease: The Psychosocial Impact of Lupus
The purpose of this cross-sectional study (n = 92) was the further identification of the unique psychosocial challenges facing those living with lupus. Specifically, the study aim was to clarify which particular lupus symptomatology may result in which emotional states. The authors review relevant literature, discuss findings, and provide evidence-based recommendations for social workers providing services to patients with lupus. Key findings inc…
Factors impacting intention to leave in social workers and child care workers employed at voluntary agencies
Respect in the workplace: A mixed methods study of retention and turnover in the voluntary child welfare sector
Child welfare workers' perceptions of the value of social work education
Child welfare agency climate influence on worker commitment
HIV and PTSD: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the PCL Screening Instrument
The findings are reported from a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) of the posttraumatic screening checklist (PCL) created by Weathers et al. (1993) Weathers, F. W., Litz, B. T., Herman, D. S., Huska, J. A. and Keane, T. M. 1993. The PTSD Checklist (PCL): Reliability, validity, and diagnostic utility, Presented at Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, San Antonio, TX. [Google Scholar]. One hundred and eighty-si…
Differential factors influencing public and voluntary child welfare workers' intention to leave
Turnover in the Child Welfare Workforce: A Different Perspective
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 …
Differential factors influencing public and voluntary child welfare workers' intention to leave
Predicting Turnover: Validating the Intent to Leave Child Welfare Scale
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 …
Factors impacting intention to leave in social workers and child care workers employed at voluntary agencies
Respect in the workplace: A mixed methods study of retention and turnover in the voluntary child welfare sector
Turnover in the Child Welfare Workforce: A Different Perspective
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 …
Child welfare agency climate influence on worker commitment
Organizational change: The role of climate and job satisfaction in child welfare workers' perception of readiness for change
A mixed-methods study of the impact of organizational culture on workforce retention in child welfare
Validating the Psychological Climate Scale in Voluntary Child Welfare
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…
How Does Professional Education Impact the Job Outlook of Public Child Welfare Workers
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…
Societal Factors Impacting Child Welfare: Validating the Perceptions of Child Welfare Scale
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…
Intention to leave in social workers and educators employed in voluntary child welfare agencies
Measuring the impact of public perceptions on child welfare workers
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…
Climate factors related to intention to leave in administrators and clinical professionals
Cultural and Social Assimilation of Israeli Immigrants in the United States
MSW Student Satisfaction With Using Single-System-Design Computer Software to Evaluate Social Work Practice
Objective: A computer program for social work practice research was created and then tested. This program was designed specifically for computer tasks of data entry, data analysis, and graphic presentations of single-system-design research in social work practice. Method: An evaluation of this program was conducted with 136 students at one master's of social work (MSW) program in the spring of 1996. Results: More than 95% of the students surveyed…
Cultural and Social Assimilation of Israeli Immigrants in the United States
This study examines the differential patterns of cultural and social assimi? lation of Israeli immigrants. Specific variables such as length of stay in the United States, sex, education and occupation were tested for their influence over assimilation. In addition to the description of the data, the study generates new theoretical insight for policy affecting social service delivery to Israeli immigrants. Two hypotheses were tested first, 1) among…
Finish what you start: A study of Design Team change initiatives' impact on agency climate
Societal factors impacting child welfare: Re-validating the Perceptions of Child Welfare Scale
Women Coping With Chronic Disease: The Psychosocial Impact of Lupus
The purpose of this cross-sectional study (n = 92) was the further identification of the unique psychosocial challenges facing those living with lupus. Specifically, the study aim was to clarify which particular lupus symptomatology may result in which emotional states. The authors review relevant literature, discuss findings, and provide evidence-based recommendations for social workers providing services to patients with lupus. Key findings inc…
Cultural and Social Assimilation of Israeli Immigrants in the United States
This study examines the differential patterns of cultural and social assimi? lation of Israeli immigrants. Specific variables such as length of stay in the United States, sex, education and occupation were tested for their influence over assimilation. In addition to the description of the data, the study generates new theoretical insight for policy affecting social service delivery to Israeli immigrants. Two hypotheses were tested first, 1) among…
Cultural and Social Assimilation of Israeli Immigrants in the United States
A Study of Hospitalized Elderly Patients: No Longer Acutely Ill
The purpose of this study was to uncover patients more at risk of becoming ALC. ALC patients are most likely to enter the hospital through the Emergency Department and are most likely to be female without a spouse. Males who are younger and alone also have a greater chance of becoming ALC. This highlights the importance of identifying patients early in the treatment process who are at risk of becoming ALC. By doing so length of stay in the hospit…
MSW Student Satisfaction With Using Single-System-Design Computer Software to Evaluate Social Work Practice
Objective: A computer program for social work practice research was created and then tested. This program was designed specifically for computer tasks of data entry, data analysis, and graphic presentations of single-system-design research in social work practice. Method: An evaluation of this program was conducted with 136 students at one master's of social work (MSW) program in the spring of 1996. Results: More than 95% of the students surveyed…
How Does Professional Education Impact the Job Outlook of Public Child Welfare Workers
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…
Turnover in the Child Welfare Workforce: A Different Perspective
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 …
Differential factors influencing public and voluntary child welfare workers' intention to leave
Child welfare agency climate influence on worker commitment
HIV and PTSD: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the PCL Screening Instrument
The findings are reported from a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) of the posttraumatic screening checklist (PCL) created by Weathers et al. (1993) Weathers, F. W., Litz, B. T., Herman, D. S., Huska, J. A. and Keane, T. M. 1993. The PTSD Checklist (PCL): Reliability, validity, and diagnostic utility, Presented at Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, San Antonio, TX. [Google Scholar]. One hundred and eighty-si…
Factors impacting intention to leave in social workers and child care workers employed at voluntary agencies
Respect in the workplace: A mixed methods study of retention and turnover in the voluntary child welfare sector
Child welfare workers' perceptions of the value of social work education
SSD for R: A Comprehensive Statistical Package to Analyze Single-System Data
The need for statistical analysis in single-subject designs presents a challenge, as analytical methods that are applied to group comparison studies are often not appropriate in single-subject research. SSD for R is a robust set of statistical functions with wide applicability to single-subject research. It is a comprehensive package of statistical tests and produces accompanying graphs for almost every function. These include, among others, test…
Predicting Turnover: Validating the Intent to Leave Child Welfare Scale
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
Organizational change: The role of climate and job satisfaction in child welfare workers' perception of readiness for change
Women Coping With Chronic Disease: The Psychosocial Impact of Lupus
The purpose of this cross-sectional study (n = 92) was the further identification of the unique psychosocial challenges facing those living with lupus. Specifically, the study aim was to clarify which particular lupus symptomatology may result in which emotional states. The authors review relevant literature, discuss findings, and provide evidence-based recommendations for social workers providing services to patients with lupus. Key findings inc…
Societal Factors Impacting Child Welfare: Validating the Perceptions of Child Welfare Scale
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
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…
A mixed-methods study of the impact of organizational culture on workforce retention in child welfare
Climate factors related to intention to leave in administrators and clinical professionals
Validation of the T-SAT-R-2: A Reaction to Training Scale for Use in Child Welfare and Human Service Trainings
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 …
Finish what you start: A study of Design Team change initiatives' impact on agency climate
Societal factors impacting child welfare: Re-validating the Perceptions of Child Welfare Scale
Measuring the impact of public perceptions on child welfare workers
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…
Psychology (23 works) · Social Psychology (19 works) · Social Psychology (19 works) · Political science (17 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (17 works) · Welfare (16 works) · Economics (15 works) · Medicine (13 works) · Social Work (12 works) · Business (11 works)