An Institutional Comparison of Child Protection Systems in Australia and Norway Focused on Workforce Retention
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2115160 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karen Healy (0000-0002-7743-1699, The University of Queensland), Siv Oltedal (University of South-Eastern Norway) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 255-274 |
| Publication date | 2010-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-2794 • E-ISSN: 1469-7823 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s004727940999047x |
| OpenAlex | W1993230188 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 26 |
| References cited | 23 |
By any standard, child protection work is a demanding field of social services work. Throughout much of the post-industrial world, child protection agencies face significant problems in recruiting and retaining front-line staff with the abilities required to undertake this often complex and stressful work. The capacity of these agencies to achieve their social policy objectives can be compromised by workforce instability. Despite a growing body of evidence about the contribution of local organisational and caseworker characteristics to workforce turnover, policy-makers face a dearth of information about how the broader institutional context of child protection systems contributes to challenges in workforce retention. This lack of evidence is notable given the varying rates of caseworker turnover observed internationally, particularly between social policy regimes where different institutional contexts shape workforce conditions. This article aims to contribute to the evidence base for improving workforce retention in child protection services through an institutional comparison of child protection systems in Queensland (Australia) and Norway. We analyse the role of the institutional conditions in shaping the nature and scope of child protection work, characteristics and responsibilities of caseworkers, and their financial remuneration for this work. We discuss how these institutional effects help to explain the differences in workforce turnover among child protection workers in Queensland and Norway
Business · Child protection · Context (archaeology) · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Political science · Public relations · Remuneration · Work (physics) · Workforce · Workforce planning · Child Abuse and Trauma · Employment and Welfare Studies · Engineering · Finance · Medicine · Nursing · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
Fathers and child welfare services in Norway
Child welfare workers’ experiences of obstacles in care order preparation
Norwegian Child Welfare Services
Child Protection Systems
Transnational social workers’ lived experience in statutory child protection
Risk and protective factors among child protection social workers
When the Norwegian child-welfare services get involved
Parents' perceptions of contact with the N orwegian C hild W elfare S ervices
A comparison of systems and outcomes for safeguarding children in Australia and Norway
Collaborating with families in differential responses
Resilience Among Social Workers
Work division processes in social work with Cuban and Norwegian families
A Comparison of Out-of-home Care for Children and Young People in Australia and Sweden
Recognising and Enabling Social Workers to Promote Child Wellbeing and Protection
Barriers and solutions
Transnational social workers in statutory child welfare
Public perceptions of child protection, children’s rights, and personal values
Employment mobility or turnover? An analysis of child welfare and protection employee retention
Fathers' involvement with the Child Welfare Service
Substance-related problems among adolescents in child welfare services
Impacts of transformational leadership on turnover intention of child welfare workers
From Glass Escalator to Glass Travelator
The Role of Place for Transnational Social Workers in Statutory Child Protection
Social Service Workforce Strengthening in Sub-Saharan Africa
Challenges and Opportunities
Parental Freedom in the Context of Risk to the Child
The international epidemiology of child sexual abuse
The effects of the ARC organizational intervention on caseworker turnover, climate, and culture in children's service systems
The Effects of Organizational Climate and Interorganizational Coordination on the Quality and Outcomes of Children’s Service Systems
Social Foundations of Postindustrial Economies
Provisional Selves
Search for an Indicator of Effective Child Protection in a Re-analysis of Child Homicide in the Major Western Countries 1973-1992
Social work and Nordic welfare policies for children—present challenges in the light of the past
Unitarian ideals and professional diversity in social work practice—the case of Sweden
Five tumultuous years in Australian child protection
Social Workers’ Preparation for Child Protection
Welfare reforms, family resources, and child maltreatment
Why do they leave? Modeling child welfare workers' turnover intentions
Ideas and Social Policy
Regulation and Risk in Social Work
Why Are They Leaving? Factors Affecting Intention to Leave among Social Workers in Child Welfare
Wages of Virtue
A case of mistaken identity
The Theoretical Core of the New Institutionalism
Abused and Looked After Children as 'Moral Dirt
| Unique citing works | 26 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,63 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2023 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 23 |