Citation

Scannapieco M, Connell-Carrick K. Child Welf. 2007; 86(6): 31-52.

Affiliation

Maria Scannaieco PhD is Professor and Director, School of Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Child Welfare League of America)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

18456981

Abstract

Child welfare systems throughout the United States are being closely scrutinized as sensational cases appear in the media in nearly every state. At the federal level, with the Child and Family Service Review process, the government is documenting that states across the country are not conforming to federal child welfare requirements (DHHS, 2007) put in place to ensure the safety and wellbeing of children. One of the most crucial underlying causes of these inadequacies is a workforce that lacks the manpower for the tasks it confronts. To meet performance standards for the seven major Adoption and Safe Family Act child welfare safety outcomes, child protection agencies must stop the outward flow of staff from the workplace. This paper presents a study examining correlates related to retention. It was found supervisors and co-workers play a crucial role in the retention of workers. Strategies are presented aimed at assisting states in ways to slow the turnover rate of workers in child welfare.

Language: en