Job retention in child welfare: Effects of perceived organizational support, supervisor support, and intrinsic job value

By Brenda D. Smith. 2005

260 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: General Health Professions, Public Administration, Safety Research

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In General Health Professions

1. J. Carpenter
2. J. Shields
3. Caroline M. Webb
4. Deborah B. Smith
5. Tahir Islam
6. L. Bostock
7. E. Lambert

In Public Administration

1. J. Shields
2. Deborah B. Smith
3. P. McFadden
4. A. Campbell
5. Brian Taylor

In Safety Research

1. J. Shields
2. Deborah B. Smith
3. E. Lambert

Citations in the corpus

• Resilience and Burnout in Child Protection Social Work: Individual and Organisational Themes from a Systematic Literature Review (2015, background): “Research on turnover has repeatedly shown that supervisor and co-worker support can buffer the effect of burnout and turnover (Curry et al., 2005; Smith, 2005; Weaver et al., 2007; Mor Barak, 2001).”
• The surprisingly weak evidence base for supervision: Findings from a systematic review of research in child welfare practice (2000–2012) (2013, background): “2009), the willingness of supervisors to help employees carry out their jobs effectively and provide aid in stressful situations, (Strand and Dore 2009) and whether supervisees feel emotionally supported by supervisors (Landsman 2008; Chenot et al. 2009; Smith 2005) were all associated with workers’”
• Organizational learning culture and leader‐member exchange quality: The way to enhance organizational commitment and reduce turnover intentions (2013, background): “Therefore, to retain knowledgeable workers, organizations have focused on enhancing employee commitment through rewards, recognition, better remuneration, and a better work environment (Smith, 2005).”
• Factors Related to Social Service Workers' Job Satisfaction: Revisiting Herzberg's Motivation to Work (2013, background): “Social service workers must often deal with intense emotional issues and are frequently confronted with disturbing situations such as child abuse that are unique to this profession ( Shapiro, Burkey, Dorman, & Walker, 1996 ; Shinn, Morch, Robinson, & Neuner, 1993 ; Smith, 2005 ; Williamson, 1996 ”
• A Test of a Turnover Intent Model (2012, background): “The annual turnover rate in social work organizations has been reported to be 30% or higher (Mor Barak, Nissly, & Levin, 2001; Smith, 2005).”
• The role of self-care on compassion satisfaction, burnout and secondary trauma among child welfare workers (2015, background): “Staff turnover in child welfare organizations varies between studies, but is generally highwith reported rates ranging between 14 and 60% annually (Drake & Yadama, 1996; Fulcher & Smith, 2010; Smith, 2005).”