“The stress is indescribable”: self-reported health implications from child welfare supervisors

Austin Griffiths; Whitney Harper; Patricia Desrosiers; April Murphy; David Royse

doi:10.1080/07325223.2019.1643433

“The stress is indescribable”: self-reported health implications from child welfare supervisors

Austin Griffiths, Whitney Harper, Patricia Desrosiers, April Murphy, David Royse

College of Social Work

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Abstract

Using data from a state-wide survey of frontline supervisors from a state child welfare agency, this study qualitatively examined how stress from their positions may have affected their perceived health. With a response rate of 44%, 117 frontline supervisors participated and provided 240 comments describing health consequences in their physical health, mental health, work-life balance, and development of unhealthy habits or behaviors. Implications from this study are discussed in the context of workplace stress and employee turnover.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	183-201
Number of pages	19
Journal	Clinical Supervisor
Volume	38
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/07325223.2019.1643433
State	Published - Jul 3 2019

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Keywords

Health
child welfare
self-care
supervisor
turnover

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Education
Clinical Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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