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Sprang, Ginny; Craig, Carlton; Clark, James – Child Welfare, 2011
This study describes predictors of secondary traumatic stress and burnout in a national sample of helping professionals, with a specific focus on the unique responses of child welfare (CW) workers. Specific worker and exposure characteristics are examined as possible predictors of these forms of occupational distress in a sample of 669…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Altruism, Child Welfare, Quality of Life
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Dale, Nan; Baker, Amy J. L.; Anastasio, Emily; Purcell, Jim – Child Welfare, 2007
This study addresses three questions about the population of children and families served in the highest level of care in the child welfare system in New York State residential treatment centers (RTCs): (1) How prevalent are emotional and behavioral problems in the youth entering RTCs? (2) Has the proportion of youth with such problems increased…
Descriptors: Juvenile Justice, Child Welfare, Individual Characteristics, Institutionalized Persons