Bibliography on Retention Issues for Title IV-E Foster Care &  Adoption Workers

June 2008

 

(prepared by Dr. Nancy Chavkin & graduate interns and Title IV-E stipend students)

             

Albers, E. C., Reilly, T., & Rittner, B. (1993). Children in foster care: Possible factors affecting permanency planning. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 4, 329-341.

 

Alwon, F., & Reitz, A. (2000). The workforce crisis in child welfare: An issue brief. Washington, DC: CWLA Press.

 

Antle, B. & Martin, M. (2003). Training to outcomes: The impact of training on organizational outcomes. National Resource Center on Child Welfare Training & Evaluation. Retrieved March 1, 2006, from http://olav.usi.louisville.edu/nrc.htm.

 

Barak, M. E., Levin, A., & Nissley, J. (2001).  Antecedents to retention and turnover among child welfare, social work, other human service employees: What can we learn from past research? A review and meta anaylsis.  The Social Service Review, 75(4), 625-661.

 

Barak, M. E., Levin, A., & Nissley, J. (2005).  Stress, social support, and workers’ intentions to leave their jobs in public child welfare.  Administration in Social Work, 29 (1), 79-97. 

 

Bednar, S. G. (2003).  Elements of satisfying organizational climates in child welfare agencies.  Families in Society:   The Journal of Contemporary Human Services, 84(1), 7-12.

 

Bernotazvic, F. (1997). Retention of child welfare caseworkers a report. National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement. Children’s Bureau, US Department of Health and Human Services. Available @ www.muskie.usm.maine.edu/helpkids/pubstext/retention.html

 

Booz-Allen, & Hamilton, Inc. (1987). The Maryland social work services job analysis and personnel qualifications study. Baltimore: Department of Human Resources State of Maryland.

 

Cash, S. J., et al. (2006). Education and partnerships in child welfare: Mapping the implementation of a child welfare certificate program. Journal of Social Work Education, 42(1), 123- 138.

 

Chavkin, N F. & Brown, K. (2003). Preparing students for public child welfare: Evaluation issues and strategies. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 7 (1/2), 53-66.

 

Child Welfare League of America.  Workforce recruitment and retention in child welfare. Available @ http://www.pacwcbt.pitt.edu/Organizational%20Effectiveness/Practice%20Reviews/CWLA%20wkfrce.DOC

 

Clark, S. (2003). The California collaboration: A competency- based child welfare curriculum project for master’s social workers. Journal of the Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 7(1/2), 135- 157.

 

Dickinson, N. S. (2006). An important question half-answered: A response to Perry's article. Research on Social Work Practice, 16(4), 431-433.

 

Ellett, A. J. (2000). Human caring, self-efficacy beliefs and professional organizational culture correlates of employee retention in child welfare. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College.

 

Ellett, A. J. & Leslie L. (2007). What happened? An historical analysis of the de-professionalization of child welfare with implications for policy and practice. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 1(1), 3-8.

 

Ellett, A. J., Ellis, J., Westbrook, T., & Dews, D. (2007). A qualitative study of 369 child welfare professionals’ perspectives about factors contributing to employee retention and turnover. Children and Youth Services Review, 29, 264-281.

 

Folaron, G. & Carol H. (2007). Is social work the best educational degree for child welfare practitioners? Journal of Public Child Welfare, 1(1), 65-83.

 

Fox, S.R., Miller, V.P. & Barbee, A.P. (2003). Finding and keeping child welfare workers: Effective use of training and professional development. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 7(1/2), 67-81.

 

Gansle, K., & Ellet, A. (2002).  Child welfare knowledge transmission, practitioner retention, and university-community impact:  A study of Title IV-E training.   Journal of Health and Social Policy, 15 (3/4), 69-88.

 

Graef, M. I., Potter, M. E., & Rohde, T. L. (2002).  Why do they stay?  Research-

based implications for practice. Available @

 http://www.cwla.org/programs/trieschman/2002fbwfiles/WHY THEYSTAY.doc

 

Healy, K. & Gabrielle M. (2004). The reprofessionalization of social work: Collaborative approaches for achieving professional recognition. British Journal of Social Work, 34, 243-260.

 

Hopkins, K. M., Mudrick, N. R., & Rudolph, C. S.  (1999). Impact of university-agency partnerships in child welfare on organizations, workers, and work activities.  Child Welfare, 78(6), 749-773.

 

Hughes, R. C., & Baird, C. (2006).  B. A.s are B. S. in child welfare:  Did anybody learn anything?  Research on Social Work Practice, 16(4), 434-437.

 

Johnson, B. W. (2007).  Transformational supervision:  When supervisors mentor.

Professional Psychology:  Research and Practice, 38(3), 259-267.

 

Jones, L., & Okamura, A. (2000).  Reprofessionalizing child welfare Services: An evaluation of a Title IV-E Training Program.  Research on Social Work Practice, 10(5), 607-621.

 

Kelly, M. J., & Sundet, P. A. (2003).  Issue overview.  Professional Development:  The International Journal of Continuing Social Work Education, 6(2), 7-9.

 

Kirst, M. (2000). Bridging education research and education policymaking. Oxford Review of Education, 26(3/4), 379-391.

 

Knapp, M. S. (1995). How shall we study comprehensive, collaborative services for children and families?  Educational Researcher, 24(4), 5-16.

 

Landsman, M. J.  (2007). Supporting child welfare supervisors to improve worker retention. Child Welfare League of America, 86(2), 105-124.

 

Landsman, M. J. (2008). Pathways to Organizational Commitment. Administration in Social Work, 32(2), 105-132.

 

Lewandowski, C. A. (1998). Retention outcomes of a public child welfare long-term training program.  Professional Development, 1(2), 38-46

 

Lieberman, A., & Levy, M. (2006). The (mis)measurement of job performance in child welfare using (non)experimental design.  Research on Social Work Practice, 16(4), 417-418.

 

Mathis, C. (2006).  We really should get on with it:  An argument for not assuming social workers make better child welfare workers than non-social workers. Research on Social Work Practice, 16(4), 424-425.

 

McCarthy, M. L. (2006).The context and process for performance evaluations: Necessary preconditions for the use of performance evaluations as a measure of performance –a critique of Perry. Research on Social Work Practice, 16(4), 419-423.

 

Myers-Walls, J. (2000). An odd couple with promise: Researchers and practitioners in evaluation settings. Family Relations, 49(3), 341-347.

 

National Association of Social Workers. (2003). Fact sheet: Title IV-E child welfare training

program. Retrieved May 17, 2007, from

http://www.socialworkers.org/advocacy/updates/2003/081204a.asp

 

National Data Analysis System. Child Welfare League of America.  Available@ http://ndas.cwla.org

 

Perry, R. E.  (2006). Do social workers make better child welfare workers than non-social workers?  Research on Social Work Practice, 16(4), 392-405.

 

Pierce, L. (2003). Use of Title IV-E Funding in BSW Programs. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 7(1/2), 21-33.

 

Ragins, B. R., Cotton, J. L., & Miller, J. S. (2000). Marginal mentoring:  The effects on type of mentor, quality of relationship, and program design on work and career attitudes.  Academy of Management Journal, 43(6), 1177-1194.

 

Robin, S. & Hollister, D. (2002). Career paths and contributions of four cohorts of IV-E funded MSW child welfare graduates. Journal of Health and Social Policy, 15 (3/4), 53-67.

 

Rosenthal, J. & Elaine W. (2006). Predictors of child welfare worker. Retention and performance: Focus on Title IV-E Funded Social Work Education.           Journal of Social Service Research, 32(3), 67- 85.

 

Rosenthal, S. J. (2003). Editor’s introduction.  Professional Development:  The International Journal of Continuing Social Work Education, 6(2), 5.

 

Rycraft, J. R. (1994). The Party Isn’t Over:  The agency role in the retention of public child welfare caseworkers.  Social Work, 39(1), 75-80.

 

Scannapieco, M., & Connell-Carrick, K. (2003). Do collaborations with schools of social work make a difference for the field of child welfare? Practice, retention and curriculum. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 7(1/2), 35-51.

 

Sharma, J., McKelvey, J., Hardy, R., Epstein, M., Lomax, R., & Hurby, P. (1997). Job satisfaction of child welfare workers in an urban setting: Status and Predictors. Journal of Child and Family Studies: 6(2), 209-219.

 

Smith, B. (2002). Evaluating federally-funded child welfare training partnerships: A worthwhile challenge. Journal of Health & Social Policy, 15(3/4), 189-201.

 

Steib, S. D. & Blome, W. W. (2003). Fatal error: The missing ingredient in child welfare reform: Part 1. Child Welfare League of America, 82(6), 747-750.

 

Swap, W., Leonard, D., Shields, M., & Abrams, L.  (2001).  Using mentoring and storytelling to transfer knowledge in the workplace.  Journal of Management Information Systems, 18(1), 95-114.

 

Teare, R.J. (1986). Validating social work credentials for human service jobs: Summary report of a demonstration. Tuscaloosa: School of Social Work, University of Alabama.

 

Westbrook, T. M., Ellis, J., & ElLett, A. J. (2006). Improving retention among public child welfare workers: What can we learn from the insights and experiences of committed survivors? Administration in Social Work, 30(4), 37-62.

 

Wharton, T. C. (2008). Compassion fatigue: Being an ethical social worker. The New Social Worker, 15(1), 4-7.

 

Whitaker, T., & Clark, E. J.  (2006). Social workers in child welfare:  Ready for duty.  Research on Social Work Practice, 16(4), 412-413.

 

Zlotnik, J. (2002). Preparing social workers for child welfare practice: Lessons from an historical review of the literature. Journal of Health and Social Policy, 15(3/4), 5-21.

 

Zlotnik, J. (2003). The use of Title IV-E training funds for social work education: An historical Perspective. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 7(1/2), 5-20.

 

Zlotnik, J. L. (2001). Enhancing child welfare service delivery: Promoting agency-social work education partnerships. Policy and Practice of Public Human Services, 59(1), 24-27.

 

Zlotnik, J., McCarthy, M., & Briar-Lawson, K. (2005/2006). Promising practices: Key strategies

to educate public child welfare workers and improve child welfare systems. The

Evaluation Exchange, 11(4).