Exploring the Experiences of Child Welfare-Focused Therapeutic Service Providers
| Autor: | Marianna L. Colvin, Heather M. Thompson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male Parents medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) Adolescent Attitude of Health Personnel Process (engineering) Health Personnel media_common.quotation_subject Child Welfare Health informatics Article Young Adult Agency (sociology) medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Child media_common business.industry Mental Disorders Health Policy Public health 05 social sciences Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Focus Groups Service provider Public relations Focus group Community Mental Health Services Southeastern United States Health psychology 050902 family studies Child Preschool Female 0509 other social sciences Psychology business Welfare 050104 developmental & child psychology |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research |
| ISSN: | 1556-3308 1094-3412 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11414-019-09654-8 |
| Popis: | The importance of mental and behavioral health for child welfare clients is well-documented; yet, little is known about the challenges therapeutic service providers (TSPs) experience working in child welfare practice. To explore this topic, five focus groups were conducted with 40 TSPs in a contracted mental and behavioral health agency and data were analyzed following an inductive thematic process. Eleven primary challenges were identified, including the difficulty of navigating numerous involved parties, an overwhelmed work environment, legal intersections common to child welfare cases, unrealistic agency expectations, and heighten case complexity when working with child welfare populations. Findings are organized across system, agency, and client levels and add to the understanding of TSP perspectives working with child welfare. Targeted interventions are discussed, such as efforts to promote realistic expectations and training strategies, as well as directions for future research to improve the intersection between child welfare and mental and behavioral health. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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