Impact of Stressors on Front-Line Child Welfare Supervisors

Abstract

The death of children, intense media scrutiny, and million dollar lawsuits are all potential stressors faced by child welfare professionals. Despite this, very little research or literature has explored the specific realities of stressors for the individual front-line child welfare supervisor. Therefore, as a contribution to the field of child welfare practice, this paper expands our understanding of this unique supervisory population through a detailed examination of the literature. This review links theory to practice through a series of case examples involving situations of child welfare supervisors who have been affected by workplace stressors. The paper provides both individual and organizational solutions to either prevent or intervene in situations involving child welfare supervisors who may be at risk of burnout and/or compassion fatigue.

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