Title

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

Authors

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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