Secondary Traumatic Stress and Burnout in Child Welfare Workers: A Comparative Analysis of Occupational Distress across Professional Groups

Autor/inn/en	Sprang, Ginny; Craig, Carlton; Clark, James
Titel	Secondary Traumatic Stress and Burnout in Child Welfare Workers: A Comparative Analysis of Occupational Distress across Professional Groups
Quelle	In: Child Welfare, 90 (2011) 6, S.149-168 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-4021
Schlagwörter	Stress Variables; Altruism; Child Welfare; Quality of Life; Comparative Analysis; Predictor Variables; Males; Age; Latin Americans; Religion; Social Work; Caseworkers; Surveys; Burnout; Fatigue (Biology); Child Abuse; Death; Infant Mortality; Arizona; California; Florida; Kentucky; New York; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Altruistic behavior; Altruismus; Kindeswohl; Lebensqualität; Prädiktor; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Alter; Lebensalter; Latin America; People; Lateinamerika; Bevölkerung; Volk; Soziale Arbeit; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Burn out (Psychology); Burnout-syndrom; Burnout-Syndrom; Fatigue; Ermüdung; Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Sterbefall; Tod; Todesfall; Kindersterblichkeit; Kalifornien
Abstract	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 professionals from across the country who responded to mailed (e-mail and post) invitations to participate in an online survey. Email and home mailing addresses were secured from licensure boards and professional membership organizations in six states from across the country that had high rates of child related deaths in 2009. Respondents completed the Professional Quality of Life IV (Stamm, 2005) to ascertain compassion fatigue (CF) and burnout symptoms. Being male, young, Hispanic, holding rural residence, and endorsing a lack of religious participation were significant predictors of secondary traumatic stress. Similarly, being male and young predicted high burnout rates, while actively participating in religious services predicted lower burnout. CW worker job status as a professional was significantly more likely to predict CF and burnout compared to all other types of behavioral healthcare professionals. Based on the findings from this study, this paper proposes strategies for enhancing self-care for CW workers, and describes the essential elements of a trauma-informed CW agency that addresses secondary traumatic stress and burnout. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Child Welfare League of America. P.O. Box 932831, Atlanta, GA 31193-2831. Tel: 800-407-6273; Tel: 770-280-4164; e-mail: order@cwla.org; Web site: http://www.cwla.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10