Equity and fairness perceptions in the child welfare workforce

David Chenot, Ioakim Boutakidis and Amy D. Benton

Children and Youth Services Review, 2014, vol. 44, issue C, 400-406

Abstract: The role ethnic identification plays in worker perceptions of workplace dynamics in child welfare services (CWS) organizations has not often been a topic of inquiry. The current study follows the unexpected finding from a previous study in which African American (AA) social workers were significantly less likely to report that they would remain in their CWS agencies than European American (EA) workers. Utilizing a mixed methods approach, the authors explored whether inequity from bias in CWS agencies related to ethnicity was a contributor to intentions to stay/leave. The results revealed no significant relationships between ethnicity and job satisfaction or intentions to stay in CWS agencies among EA, AA, or Hispanic/Latino (HL) workers. However, striking findings emerged related to worker perceptions of court duties concerning inequitable workloads and pay.

Keywords: Child welfare workforce; Ethnicity; Equity; Court work; Mixed methods; Retention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2014.07.006

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