Culture of Safety
Using Policy to Address Traumatic Stress Among the Child Welfare Workforce
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21619749 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Abigail Hemenway Deaver (0000-0002-1552-040X, MAT, EdM, program administrator, Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, CT, USA), Peter Cudney (LICSW, training and coaching specialist, The University of Vermont, Burlington, USA), Cassie Gillespie (LICSW, workforce training team lead, The University of Vermont, Burlington, USA), Shannon Morton (MSW, CTM, staff safety manager, Vermont Department for Children and Families, Waterbury, USA), Jessica Strolin-Goltzman (0000-0001-7278-4703, PhD, LMSW, professor, The University of Vermont, Burlington, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 101 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 428-443 |
| Publication date | 2020-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1044-3894 • E-ISSN: 1945-1350 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1044389420912127 |
| OpenAlex | W3044135455 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 55 |
Human services professionals from all fields may be exposed to dangerous and even traumatic experiences while fulfilling their job responsibilities. Despite the data identifying trauma exposure as a workforce problem, the literature focusing on policy and practice interventions is sparse. Using a safety culture framework, this article describes a case example of one statewide public child welfare agency that utilized innovative policies as one driver of a systemic shift toward enhanced safety culture in an attempt to mitigate the effects of trauma exposure among child welfare workers. Practice implications, next steps, and future research are discussed
Business · Human services · Political science · Psychological intervention · Public relations · Sociology · Welfare · Workforce · Workforce development · Emergency and Acute Care Studies · Medicine · Nursing · Occupational Health and Safety Research · Psychology · Workplace Violence and Bullying
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |