Workforce dynamics in child welfare: Investing in the people who protect children

Richard P. Barth, Jill Duerr Berrick, Melissa Jonson-Reid, Antonio R. Garcia, Johanna K.P. Greeson, John Gyourko and Brett Drake

Chapter 8 in Understanding Child Welfare, 2026, pp 152-169 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Employment in child welfare services is frequently very challenging, often deeply rewarding, and always vitally important. This chapter provides information about the child welfare workforce, the working conditions in child welfare, and some aspects of the profession that make the work especially taxing. Efforts to strengthen the child welfare workforce and improve experiences of child welfare professionals and their clients are examined. Critical debates regarding the child welfare workforce consider how technology should be used to support practice; how best to provide effective supervision; and the value of graduate-level training.

Keywords: Child welfare services; Maltreatment; Child welfare workforce; Child welfare training (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
ISBN: 9781035359110
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