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Given social workers' essential connection to child welfare work and the importance of field day training to both worker retention and client wellbeing, this study used a theories of transfer framework and qualitative interviews with...
Background: Youth aging out of the child welfare system become parents at rates two to three times higher than their non-child welfare system involved peers. Substantial literature acknowledges that youth aging out who are parenting are...
The vulnerability and instability of low-income mothers situated in a context with a weak public safety net make informal social support one of few options many low-income mothers have to meet basic needs. This systematic review examines...
Introduction: High stress, short job tenures, and high turnover rates signify the importance of understanding recently-hired frontline child welfare workers’ experiences to improve worker well-being and workforce stability. Kalleberg’s ...
Drawing from a theoretical model of educational decisions and intersectionality theory, this study examined demographic, socioeconomic, and public assistance characteristics that influence unmarried mothers' postnatal enrollment. Using...
Poverty is linked with a host of negative outcomes. Approximately one-third of unmarried mothers and their children live in poverty in the United States. Public and private supports have the potential to mitigate the adverse effects of...
Women represent one of the fastest growing segments of the homeless population and employment is often central exiting homelessness. However, little research considers employment experiences among unaccompanied women, a particularly...
Adapting a Parenting Intervention for Parents Aging Out of the Child Welfare System: A Systematic Approach to Expand the Reach of an Evidence-Based Intervention
Parents aging out of the child welfare system face a constellation of unique risk factors that threaten the well-being of themselves and their children. Although parenting interventions are an important resource for providing much-needed...
Rates of pregnancy and parenthood among current and former foster youth are two to three times higher than non-foster youth peers. Repeat pregnancies among young mothers aging out of foster care also occur at higher rates than peers not...
In the child welfare workplace, accessible relationships and support, though understudied, are vital to worker success. Using telephone interviews with a statewide sample of recently-hired, frontline workers (N = 38), this study applied...
Introduction: High annual turnover (20-50%) reflects the challenging nature of child welfare frontline work. This article considers Lipsky’s (1980) concept of street-level bureaucracy to explain workers’ workplace transition. Methods: We...
Client-perpetrated violence (CPV) against child protective services (CPS) workers is prevalent and problematic for workers and clients leading to psychological distress, physical injury, and compromised service delivery. With...
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