Child Welfare Caseworker and Trainer Perspectives on Initial Implementation of a Trauma-Informed Practice Approach.
Children involved in the foster care system are at risk of experiencing traumatic events, which can lead to negative outcomes for youth. Child welfare service providers are tasked with providing trauma-responsive services to youth in foster care; yet, the trauma-related needs of youth are often unde...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Child & Family Studies Vol. 30; no. 4; pp. 1082 - 1097 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=149373019&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 149373019 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 10621024 JFM jtl: Journal of Child & Family Studies issn: 10621024 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Apr2021 vid: 30 iid: 4 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature artinfo: ui: 149373019 10.1007/s10826-021-01935-1 ppf: 1082 ppct: 15 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 1MB tig: atl: Child Welfare Caseworker and Trainer Perspectives on Initial Implementation of a Trauma-Informed Practice Approach. aug: au: Dunkerley, Stacy Akin, Becci A. Brook, Jody Bruns, Kim affil: University of Kansas School of Social Welfare, Lawrence, KS, USA su: Midwest (U.S.) Child welfare workers Psychology of foster children Focus groups Social workers Child development Cross-sectional method Interviewing Child welfare Foster home care Emotional trauma in children Employee training personnel Trauma-informed practice Employee selection Research Research methodology Employee recruitment Descriptive statistics Wounds & injuries Thematic analysis Translational research sug: subj: Child welfare workers Psychology of foster children Focus groups Social workers Child development Cross-sectional method Interviewing Child welfare Foster home care Midwest (U.S.) Administration of Human Resource Programs (except Education, Public Health, and Veterans' Affairs Programs) Human Resources Consulting Services Child and Youth Services Other Residential Care Facilities All other residential care facilities Emotional trauma in children Employee training personnel Trauma-informed practice Employee selection Research Research methodology Employee recruitment Descriptive statistics Wounds & injuries Thematic analysis Translational research keyword: Foster care Implementation science Trauma-informed Foster care Implementation science Trauma-informed ab: Children involved in the foster care system are at risk of experiencing traumatic events, which can lead to negative outcomes for youth. Child welfare service providers are tasked with providing trauma-responsive services to youth in foster care; yet, the trauma-related needs of youth are often under-identified and undertreated. This study's purpose was to examine the initial implementation of a trauma-responsive approach from the perspective of frontline child welfare workers and trainers. We sought to further knowledge on how the competency drivers of staff selection/hiring, training, coaching, and fidelity facilitate or inhibit initial implementation. We conducted focus groups with workers (n = 28) and semi-structured interviews with trainers (n = 6) implementing a new trauma-responsive assessment and case planning approach. Transcripts were coded and analyzed using thematic analysis. Using competency drivers as a guide, several facilitators and barriers were identified. Overall, workers and trainers identified each of the four competency drivers as key to the uptake of the new practice approach. Our findings highlight the need for agencies implementing new practices to provide critical supports to frontline workers during implementation, such as specialized support positions and mechanisms for structure and accountability, and emphasize the importance of post-training support (e.g., coaching). Highlights: This study examined the initial implementation of a trauma-responsive assessment and case planning approach from the perspective of frontline child welfare workers and trainers. Participants identified the competency drivers of staff selection/hiring, training, coaching, and fidelity as important to implementation. Interactive, hands-on trainings aided in workers learning the new trauma-responsive approach. Participants desired follow up post-training, including guidance for applying the new approach, identifying "go-to people" for ongoing support; and workers indicated supervisors play a key role in the uptake of a new practice. While participants identified the trauma-responsive assessment and case planning approach as beneficial for children and families, workers felt overwhelmed by their workload, which limited their abilities to implement the new practice to fidelity. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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