Secondary Traumatic Stress and Burnout Among Child Welfare Social Workers in Southern China: Focusing on Resilience and Social Support
In: Human services organizations management, leadership & governance, Band 48, Heft 1, S. 43-57
ISSN: 2330-314X
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In: Human services organizations management, leadership & governance, Band 48, Heft 1, S. 43-57
ISSN: 2330-314X
In: Child abuse & neglect: the international journal ; official journal of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, Band 120, S. 105177
ISSN: 1873-7757
In: Children and youth services review: an international multidisciplinary review of the welfare of young people, Band 108, S. 104658
ISSN: 0190-7409
In: The British journal of social work, Band 49, Heft 5, S. 1296-1316
ISSN: 1468-263X
Abstract
There has been much discussion about the contributions of qualitative research to social work knowledge, but the experiences of social work faculty engaged in qualitative research are rarely discussed. Social work is at the early developmental stage in China, which makes the country a useful laboratory to examine this question. The current study aimed to understand experiences of Chinese qualitative social work faculty and how their methodological orientation affected their career trajectories. Nine semi-structured, in-depth interviews were conducted and analysed. Thematic data analysis revealed three major themes: suitability, methodological challenges and structural barriers. Findings indicate that qualitative social work research has an optimistic future in China, but methodological challenges and structural barriers create invisible disadvantages. This study highlights the need for rigorous qualitative research training, including apprenticeship; translation of more qualitative learning materials into Chinese; and support for the purchase, training and use of qualitative software packages. The results also point to the need for institutional review boards or other ethical oversight mechanisms. More importantly, there must be greater consensus regarding what constitutes scientific rigour, which projects should be funded, what are evaluative criteria for publication, and whom to hire and promote.
In: Children and youth services review: an international multidisciplinary review of the welfare of young people, Band 89, S. 62-70
ISSN: 0190-7409
In: Child abuse & neglect: the international journal ; official journal of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, Band 110, S. 104700
ISSN: 1873-7757
In: Journal of family violence, Band 37, Heft 5, S. 847-859
ISSN: 1573-2851
In: Child abuse & neglect: the international journal ; official journal of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, Band 93, S. 55-65
ISSN: 1873-7757
In: Journal of public child welfare, Band 17, Heft 3, S. 669-694
ISSN: 1554-8740
In: Children and youth services review: an international multidisciplinary review of the welfare of young people, Band 132, S. 106340
ISSN: 0190-7409
In: Child maltreatment: journal of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, Band 26, Heft 1, S. 28-39
ISSN: 1552-6119
About half of kinship families live in poverty, and one third of them receive financial assistance such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and foster care payments. This study selected children who remained in kinship care ( N = 267) for three waves from nationally representative data and examined the longitudinal associations among poverty, economic pressure, financial assistance, and children's behavioral health outcomes in kinship care. Results from multilevel mixed-effects generalized linear models indicated that having economic pressure and receiving TANF were associated with increases in kinship children's internalizing and externalizing problems. Receiving TANF exacerbated the effects of poverty on children's externalizing problems, while receiving TANF buffered the negative effects of economic pressure on children's internalizing problems. However, internalizing and externalizing problems were in the normal range, on average. The results imply that child welfare workers should assess kinship families' subjective economic pressure in addition to objective poverty. Furthermore, policy makers should reconsider who receives TANF, how TANF is distributed to kinship families, and whether TANF meets kinship families' needs.
In: Child abuse & neglect: the international journal ; official journal of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, Band 133, S. 105858
ISSN: 1873-7757
In: Child & family social work, Band 27, Heft 1, S. 41-54
ISSN: 1365-2206
AbstractCOVID‐19 and its related policy measures have increased the psychological distress of individuals, including grandparent kinship caregivers. Guided by the Resilience Model of Family Stress, Adjustment, and Adaptation, this study examines relationships between material hardship, parenting stress, social support, resilience and psychological distress of grandparent kinship caregivers during the COVID‐19 pandemic, as well as the moderating role of kinship license status on these relationships. Kinship care licensing is a prerequisite to receiving financial assistance and other supporting services from the government. We administered a cross‐sectional survey of grandparent kinship caregivers (N = 362) in the United States. Logistic regression results indicated that material hardship was associated with higher odds of experiencing psychological distress, whereas resilience and social support were associated with lower odds. Kinship license status moderated the relationships of social support and resilience with psychological distress. Results suggest that additional emergency funds and more tailored financial services should be provided to meet material needs, and interventions with a focus on resilience and social support are particularly needed. The moderating effects of license status indicate that some interventions should be specifically implemented among licensed kinship caregivers, whereas parallel services should be provided to kinship caregivers regardless of their license status.
In: Children and youth services review: an international multidisciplinary review of the welfare of young people, Band 110, S. 104822
ISSN: 0190-7409
In: Research on social work practice, Band 32, Heft 6, S. 635-650
ISSN: 1552-7581
Purpose: This systematic review aims to examine the effectiveness of interventions that seek to improve outcomes of grandchildren raised by grandparents. Method: A systematic review following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines was undertaken. We searched in Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), Family Studies Abstracts, PubMed, PsycINFO, Social Work Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. Results indicated that grandchildren who participated in these interventions had improvement in their socio-emotional, mental, and behavioral outcomes but had mixed educational outcomes, regardless of research designs and evaluation methods. Two out of eight studies were of high quality, while the rest needed improved rigor in designs and analyses. Conclusions: The review summarized evidence for interventions to improve grandchildren's outcomes and pointed out directions for future research and practice.