1. US Child Welfare Practice During the COVID Pandemic: An Exploratory Study of Working Conditions, Practice Experiences, and Concerns.
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Douglas, Emily, Gushwa, Melinda, Hernandez, Ana, and Ammerman, Marguerite
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CHILD welfare , *WORK , *PEARSON correlation (Statistics) , *MEDICAL protocols , *PROFESSIONAL practice , *SOCIAL workers , *PERSONAL protective equipment , *PSYCHOLOGICAL burnout , *MEDICAL personnel , *SOCIAL services , *WORK environment , *STATISTICAL sampling , *CHILD abuse , *LOGISTIC regression analysis , *LABOR turnover , *SOCIAL worker attitudes , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *MULTIVARIATE analysis , *CHILDREN'S accident prevention , *STAY-at-home orders , *ATTITUDE (Psychology) , *ODDS ratio , *RESEARCH , *MEDICAL masks , *OCCUPATIONAL exposure , *JOB descriptions , *STATISTICS , *RISK perception , *SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors , *COVID-19 pandemic , *EXPERIENTIAL learning , *INDUSTRIAL safety , *WELL-being , *SECONDARY traumatic stress , *SICK people - Abstract
This paper addresses the experiences of US child welfare professionals during the COVID pandemic. Using an online survey, we report on a convenience sample of 444 child welfare workers. The majority reported receiving adequate guidance on staying safe; 86.3% were given access to face masks. Workers reported 75.8% of clients used masks; 10.7% reported contracting COVID through work. About 80% worried that child clients were more at-risk. Workers who felt the most supported and least at-risk were those with stay-at-home orders. Results are discussed in terms of supporting child welfare professionals during periods of crisis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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