Resilience of child protection social workers: A sco** review

MH Molakeng, E Truter, A Fouché - European Journal of Social …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Child protection social workers (CPSWs) are exposed to several workplace risks, often
leaving them vulnerable for negative outcomes like burnout. Some CPSWs do well despite …

Occupational risk factors in child protection social work: A sco** review

E Boonzaaier, E Truter, A Fouche - Children and youth services review, 2021 - Elsevier
CPSWs 1 perform critical duties focused on the statutory protection of maltreated children or
children at risk of maltreatment. Although some studies on CPSW risks are available, to date …

A randomised trial of Mindfulness-based Social Work and Self-Care with social workers

A Maddock, K McGuigan, P McCusker - Current Psychology, 2023 - Springer
The primary objective of this study was to examine the effects of a bespoke and innovative
six-week online Mindfulness-based Social Work and Self-Care (MBSWSC) programme on …

Personal and professional impacts of work-related stress alleviation strategies among child welfare workers in child advocacy center settings

OWJ Beer, R Phillips, MM Letson, KG Wolf - Children and Youth Services …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background High levels of occupational stress, burnout, and compassion fatigue have been
challenges affecting social workers, organizations, and service users for decades. Studies …

Exploratory factor analysis and reliability of the Child Welfare Employee Feedback Scale: Further revision (CWEFS-R)

A Griffiths, D Royse, A Murphy, O Jones… - Children and Youth …, 2023 - Elsevier
Child welfare workers remain dedicated to the service and safety of families and children,
despite decades of high rates of turnover and the consequential impact. Develo** and …

The mindfulness-based social work and self-care programme: A focus group study

A Maddock, K McGuigan, P McCusker… - Clinical Social Work …, 2024 - Springer
The evidence for the potential of mindfulness-based programmes (MBPs) to support
improved stress co** and feelings of burnout in social workers is growing. MBPs which …

Working conditions, health and exhaustion among social workers in Germany

A Hollederer - European Journal of Social Work, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of the study is to analyse the working conditions of social workers and their health.
The data basis for secondary analysis is the representative 2018 BIBB/BAuA survey of …

Stress and depression in Ohio social workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: The buffering role of social connectedness

D Park, M Lee, K Osborne, D Minnick - Health & Social Work, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Although social workers have an elevated risk of infection with COVID-19, no previous
studies have investigated the virus's impact on practitioners. Using survey data (N= 441) …

Co** with COVID-19: Resilience factors amongst community social workers

Y Itzhaki-Braun - The British Journal of Social Work, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has required health care professionals to cope with an
unexpected emergency situation, and to provide solutions for a wide range of problems at …

Let's talk about our feelings: Emotional labour of community practice in times of pandemic

G Feldman, Y Itzhaki‐Braun… - Social Policy & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
From the earliest days of the Covid‐19 pandemic, which disproportionately affected
marginalised communities around the world, community practice had assumed a critical role …