The influence of field-based training on caseworker turnover

Cynthia Osborne, Jennifer Huffman, Selena Caldera and Anna Lipton Galbraith

Children and Youth Services Review, 2020, vol. 108, issue C

Abstract: Caseworker turnover is a persistent problem for child welfare agencies. This study examines whether field-based pre-service training decreases turnover and examines which organizational factors mediate the effect of training on turnover. We used the population of caseworkers (N = 2365) hired into three caseworker roles during the transition from classroom-based to field-based training in a large U.S. state to compare differences in turnover between classroom-trained and field-trained caseworkers using discrete-time logistic regressions. We find that field-trained conservatorship caseworkers have 39% lower odds of leaving the agency within 18 months of hire compared to similar classroom-trained caseworkers.

Keywords: Child welfare; Caseworkers; Job satisfaction; Retention; Turnover; Mediation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104645

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