| Mental Health and the Child Welfare Workforce | This infographic describes the workforce mental health crisis, the impacts of not supporting employees’ well-being, and how child welfare organizations … | Burnout, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Leadership, Organizational Culture and Climate, Retention, Trauma-informed Practice, Work Conditions and Benefits | Infographic, NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2023 |
| How are child protection agencies navigating and addressing workforce challenges? | Learn how several jurisdictions are implementing strategies to recruit and retain a strong child welfare workforce. | Advancing Racial Equity, Burnout, Disproportionality & Disparities, Education/Professional Development, Practice Supports, Recruitment, Recruitment and Selection, Retention, Supervision, Training, Turnover, University Partnerships, Work Conditions and Benefits, Workload | Report/Paper | 2023 |
| State Roundtable Reports on Caseworker Retention | The State Roundtable establishes workgroups to research and address statewide areas of concern for the PA Dependency System. Workgroup membership … | Burnout, Retention, Supervision, Turnover, Work Conditions and Benefits, Workforce Development Planning, Workload | Report/Paper | 2019 |
| Building Resilience for Child Welfare Professionals | Review this webinar to hear about ways to build resilience for child welfare professionals. Learn more about tools and resources … | Burnout, Retention, Turnover, Work Conditions and Benefits | 2022 | |
| Workforce Well-being—Centering Yourself to Better Support Others | Dr. Amelia Franck Meyer presents practical tips and tools for us to integrate well-being into our lives, our work, and … | Burnout, Retention, Turnover, Work Conditions and Benefits | Video | 2023 |
| Why Addressing STS in the Workforce is Important | Discusses the importance of organizations making space for staff discussion, well-being, and working at the organizational level to address Secondary … | Burnout, Retention, Turnover, Work Conditions and Benefits | Video | 2023 |
| Measuring Child Welfare Workers Physiological Stress: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This study explores physiological stress among child welfare professionals before and after the removal of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in June … | Burnout, Data-Driven Decision Making, Education/Professional Development, Organizational Culture and Climate, Policy Impact, Retention, Trauma-informed Practice, Work Conditions and Benefits | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2023 |
| Self-Care: Improve our Relationships, Daily Interactions, and Reactions to Trauma | This infographic describes how mindfulness can improve well-being and provides examples on how to use mindfulness for self-care. | Burnout, Trauma-informed Practice, Work Conditions and Benefits | Infographic, NCWWI-Product | 2021 |
| Most Popular Self-Care Resources of 2022 | A list of self-care resources to support individuals in creating a self-care plan. | Burnout, Work Conditions and Benefits | Reference/Resource List | 2022 |
| QIC-WD Workforce Interventions | This video describes common challenges and the important role workers had in selecting a workforce intervention to test as part … | Burnout, Organizational Culture and Climate, Recruitment, Recruitment and Selection, Retention, Supervision, Turnover, Work Conditions and Benefits, Workload | Video | |
| Nebraska Is Building a Resilient Workforce | The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services’ Children and Family Services (CFS) partnered with the QIC-WD to strengthen its … | Burnout, Retention, Work Conditions and Benefits | Video | |
| Washington State is Using Telework to Strengthen the Child Welfare Workforce | The Washington Department of Children, Youth and Families is implementing telework to strengthen their child welfare workforce. This video highlights … | Burnout, Performance Improvement, Retention, Supervision, Turnover, Work Conditions and Benefits, Workload | Video | |
| What we know about Pandemics and the Stress they Cause | This blog post explains what a pandemic is and the stress that it causes. To learn more, watch this 25-minute … | Burnout, Work Conditions and Benefits | Video | |
| Managing Stress while Working from Home during the Pandemic: Strategies for Self-Care | Stress is often driven by feeling a lack of control over things you once had control over. This lack of … | Burnout, Work Conditions and Benefits, Worker Safety | Video | |
| Managing Your Personal Life During COVID-19 | Work and personal relationships are essential to your well-being during this pandemic. During a pandemic your relationships may be challenged. … | Burnout, Work Conditions and Benefits, Worker Safety | Video | |
| Louisiana: Redesigning the Child Welfare Worker Job | The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services redesigned the child welfare worker job to strengthen their workforce and reduce … | Burnout, Job Analysis and Position Requirements, Recruitment and Selection, Retention, Turnover, Work Conditions and Benefits | Video | |
| Impact of Secondary Traumatic Stress on the Child Welfare Workforce | This video features child welfare workers and supervisors discussing how work-related secondary traumatic stress (STS) impacts them personally and professionally. | Burnout, Retention, Supervision, Turnover, Work Conditions and Benefits | Video | |
| Coping with Secondary Traumatic Stress | This video features child welfare workers and supervisors discussing the coping skills they use to address secondary traumatic stress (STS). | Burnout, Retention, Work Conditions and Benefits | Video | |
| Coach Ohio: A Supportive Supervision and Resiliency Intervention | The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services partnered with select counties to implement a supportive supervision and resiliency intervention. … | Burnout, Organizational Culture and Climate, Performance Improvement, Retention, Supervision, Turnover, Vision, Mission, and Values, Work Conditions and Benefits | Video | |
| Humor | An overview of humor in the workplace. | Burnout, Leadership, Mentoring, Performance Improvement, Retention, Supervision, Work Conditions and Benefits | Overview/Summary | 2020 |
| Perceptions of Organizational Politics | An overview of perceptions of organizational politics, their value, and what contributes to them. | Burnout, Leadership, Organizational Culture and Climate, Retention, Turnover, Work Conditions and Benefits | Overview/Summary | 2020 |
| Perceived Organizational Support | An overview of perceived organizational support, or employee perceptions regarding the extent to which their employer values their contributions and … | Burnout, Organizational Culture and Climate, Retention, Turnover, Vision, Mission, and Values, Work Conditions and Benefits | Overview/Summary | 2020 |
| Coworker Influence | An overview of how a coworker’s influence impacts a given employees’ workplace experience. | Burnout, Retention, Turnover, Work Conditions and Benefits | Overview/Summary | 2020 |
| Organizational Justice | An overview of organizational justice, otherwise known as the extent to which an organization treats people fairly. | Burnout, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Organizational Culture and Climate, Performance Improvement, Retention, Supervision, Vision, Mission, and Values, Work Conditions and Benefits | Overview/Summary | 2020 |
| Occupational Commitment | An overview of occupational commitment and what contributes to it. | Burnout, Organizational Culture and Climate, Performance Improvement, Retention, Supervision, Vision, Mission, and Values, Work Conditions and Benefits | Overview/Summary | 2020 |
| Emotional Labor | An overview of emotional labor, the management of feelings to create a publicly observable facial and bodily display, and what … | Burnout, Retention, Supervision, Turnover, Work Conditions and Benefits | Overview/Summary | 2021 |
| Sleep | An overview of sleep and its impact on workplace outcomes. | Burnout, Retention, Work Conditions and Benefits, Workload | Overview/Summary | 2021 |
| Gratitude | An overview of gratitude, how it can be increased, and gratitude interventions. | Burnout, Retention, Work Conditions and Benefits | Overview/Summary | 2021 |
| Workload | An overview of workload and how to improve it. | Burnout, Retention, Work Conditions and Benefits, Workload | Overview/Summary | 2021 |
| Workplace Ostracism | An overview of workplace ostracism and what contributes to it. | Burnout, Organizational Culture and Climate, Retention, Supervision, Work Conditions and Benefits | Overview/Summary | 2021 |
| Political Skill | An overview of the ability to effectively understand others at work, and to use such knowledge to influence others to … | Burnout, Leadership, Mentoring, Retention, Supervision, Work Conditions and Benefits | Overview/Summary | 2022 |
| Work Family Enrichment | An overview of work-family enrichment, work to family enrichment and family to work enrichment. | Burnout, Retention, Work Conditions and Benefits | Overview/Summary | 2022 |
| Work Family Conflict | An overview of work-family conflict, work interference with family, and family interference with work. | Burnout, Retention, Turnover, Work Conditions and Benefits | Overview/Summary | 2022 |
| Resiliency Resource Guide | This guide is intended for child welfare professionals implementing a workforce effort to address secondary traumatic stress (STS). This guide … | Burnout, Organizational Culture and Climate, Retention, Supervision, Work Conditions and Benefits | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2021 |
| Centering Child Welfare Worker Well-being | This infographic describes how child welfare organizations can center child welfare worker well-being to better support children and families. | Advancing Racial Equity, Burnout, Education/Professional Development, Inclusivity/Racial Equity, Leadership, Organizational Culture and Climate, Retention, Supervision, Training, Trauma-informed Practice, Work Conditions and Benefits, Workforce Development Planning | Infographic, NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2022 |
| Holding Retention Reviews: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This product summarizes how leaders can use retention reviews to collect ideas on how to improve employees’ work experiences and … | Burnout, Leadership, Organizational Culture and Climate, Retention, Supervision, Turnover | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2022 |
| How Hope and Resilience Can Lower Burnout Among Child Welfare Workers: NCWWI 1-page Summary | Burnout is a significant concern among child welfare professionals, leading to high turnover and reducing service quality. This document summarizes … | Burnout, Organizational Culture and Climate, Retention, Trauma-informed Practice, Turnover, Vision, Mission, and Values | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2022 |
| How Peer Support Can Reduce Burnout and Improve Worker Well-being | This infographic describes how peer support can reduce burnout and improve worker well-being, including how organizations can champion peer support … | Burnout, Coaching, Education/Professional Development, Leadership, Mentoring, Organizational Culture and Climate, Retention, Supervision, Training, Turnover, Work Conditions and Benefits | Infographic, NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2022 |
| Healing Guidebook | This guidebook provides practical tips & tools for working with children and youth who have experienced trauma (and for the … | Burnout, Organizational Culture and Climate, Practice Supports, Trauma-informed Practice, Work Conditions and Benefits | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2018 |
| Top 10 Self-Care Resources of 2021 | Click the links to access the top 10 self-care resources shared on NCWWI social media during 2021 | Burnout, Work Conditions and Benefits | NCWWI-Product, Reference/Resource List | 2021 |
| Headington Self Care Inventory | This scale examines some of the more effective physical, psychological and spiritual methods of staying balanced and preventing burnout. If … | Burnout | Tool/Guide/Manual | 2020 |
| Self-Care Music Playlists | This one page document provides examples of music playlists to include in a self-care plan. | Burnout | NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2019 |
| Self-Care Resource List | This one page document lists links to self-care resources. | Burnout | NCWWI-Product, Reference/Resource List | 2019 |
| Self-Care Strategies | This two page document lists six self-care strategies. | Burnout | NCWWI-Product, Overview/Summary | 2019 |
| Child Welfare Information Gateway: Burnout/Trauma | This webpage provides resources to address the challenges professionals face and ways to cope with secondary trauma when working in … | Burnout | Reference/Resource List | 2019 |
| Secondary Traumatic Stress Informed Organization Assessment Tool (STSI-OA) | This webpage provides a tool to evaluate the degree to which an organization is STS-informed, and able to respond to … | Burnout | Tool/Guide/Manual, Website | 2012 |
| Resilience and Burnout: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document summarizes a journal article that highlights retention and turnover issues in child welfare through a comprehensive literature review of … | Burnout | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2015 |
| Ideas to Prevent Pathways to Burnout in Child Welfare Services | This publication explores the potential impact of worker burnout on practice with children and families; discusses primary pathways to burnout … | Burnout | Report/Paper | 2011 |
| Internal and External Job Resources: NCWWI 1-page Summary | This document summarizes a study that used the Job Demands and Resources (JD-R) Model with 1,917 caseworkers from three states … | Burnout | 1-Page-Summary, NCWWI-Product | 2018 |
