An Exploratory Study of the Relationship Between Child Protection System Stressors and Case Outputs

    Authors

    J. A. Steen

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Adm. Soc. Work

    Keywords

    caseload; child maltreatment; organizational output; organizational; stressor; turnover; verification rate; SEXUAL-ABUSE; WELFARE; RETENTION; TURNOVER; SERVICES; OUTCOMES; STAFF; HOME; Public Administration; Social Work

    Abstract

    This article presents an exploratory study of the relationship between organizational stressors and organizational outputs in the child protection field. A secondary data analysis was conducted with a sample of 65 counties in Florida. Multiple regression models were created using two independent variables representing caseload and turnover. While these organizational stressors were not significantly related to the percent of child abuse and neglect cases that were verified, they were significantly related to the percent of non-judicial cases closed within a specified time frame. These results point to the relevance of organizational characteristics in child protective services.

    Journal Title

    Administration in Social Work

    Volume

    35

    Issue/Number

    1

    Publication Date

    1-1-2011

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    46

    Last Page

    59

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000286817400004

    ISSN

    0364-3107

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