Factors Associated with Caseworker Burnout in Child Welfare
Does Tenure Matter
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12987078 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J D Phillips (0000-0002-2614-6310, corresponding author), Erica L Lizano (0000-0001-5312-3256, California State University, Fullerton), Amy S He (0000-0002-2607-1208, University of Denver), Robin Leake (0000-0002-6442-2136, University of Denver) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 261-283 |
| Publication date | 2020-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1948-822X • E-ISSN: 2334-2315 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/709673 |
| OpenAlex | W3041546663 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 29 |
Objective: Many studies view factors related to caseworker burnout as unchanging throughout a caseworker's career. This assumption may be unfounded, as there is considerable variation in levels of expertise and need for support among caseworkers over the course of a career. To that end, we used the Copenhagen and job demands-resources models of burnout to examine how factors associated with client- and work-related burnout among caseworkers vary by length of employment. Method: We divided a sample of 1,823 caseworkers into 4 length-of-tenure cohorts. We then conducted multivariate linear regressions and cross-model z-tests to examine ways in which job demands and resources related to burnout differed by cohort. Results: Job stress and time pressure were positively associated with at least one form of burnout regardless of tenure; the strength of this relationship varied across tenure cohorts. Supervisor support and training utility were only related to burnout among caseworkers who worked in their agency for less than 2 years. Self-care was negatively associated with burnout regardless of tenure. Conclusions: Caseworker tenure may influence the link between job demands/resources and burnout. Implications for the development of burnout prevention strategies and future research are discussed
Burnout · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Political science · Social Welfare · Welfare · Clinical Psychology · Employment and Welfare Studies · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Psychology · Social Psychology · Workplace Health and Well-being · Social Work
Promoting peer support and engagement in child welfare using communities of practice and virtual communities of practice
The power of belonging
Stress, Satisfaction, and Turnover Among Child Welfare Workers
Exploring child welfare worker wellbeing, organizational social context, and staff recommendations for change
The cyclical effect of secondary traumatic stress and burnout among child welfare professionals
Factors impacting out-of-home placement stability in young children
Why do child welfare supervisors leave their jobs
Exploring the relationship between child welfare workers’ wellbeing, attitude towards responsibility for child safety, and their assessment of risk of future child maltreatment
Expanding our understanding of the role of peer support in child welfare workforce retention
What else is there to say? Reflections of newly-hired child welfare workers by retention status
Hope and resilience as protective factors linked to lower burnout among child welfare workers
Barriers and facilitators of sibling relationships of youth in foster care from an ecological perspective
Suffering in silence”
Exploratory factor analysis and reliability of the Child Welfare Employee Feedback Scale
Supervision in Social Work, 5e
A meta-analytic examination of the correlates of the three dimensions of job burnout.
Examining internal and external job resources in child welfare
The Copenhagen Burnout Inventory
The job demands-resources model of burnout.
Work-related well-being in a call centre environment
Antecedents to Retention and Turnover among Child Welfare, Social Work, and Other Human Service Employees
Causes and Effects of Child Welfare Workforce Turnover
Correlates of Secondary Traumatic Stress in Child Protective Services Workers
A further examination of managerial burnout
Correlates of Job Burnout among Human Services Workers
The role of self-care on compassion satisfaction, burnout and secondary trauma among child welfare workers
Why do they leave? Modeling child welfare workers' turnover intentions
Measuring organizational health in child welfare agencies
Organizational tenure among child welfare workers, burnout, stress, and intent to leave
Professional development opportunities as retention incentives in child welfare
Training as a factor in policy implementation
Workplace demands and resources as antecedents of job burnout among public child welfare workers
Job burnout and affective wellbeing
Burnout
Listening to the Voices of Children in Foster Care
The Impact of Supervision on Worker Outcomes
Job Burnout
Statistical Methods for Comparing Regression Coefficients Between Models
| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |