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Developing child welfare practitioners: avoiding the single-solution seduction

• Smith, J H
• Gleeson, J P
• Dubois, A C

Abstract

Increasing demands for child welfare services, the growing complexity of child welfare practice, and a shrinking labor pool present tremendous challenges to administrators of child welfare agencies. Developing caseworkers for child welfare practice has never been more difficult. The literature on developing child welfare practitioners has focused on single-solutions, primarily through formal degree education or in-service training. However, becoming a child welfare practitioner is complex and is accomplished in multifaceted and diverse ways. Effective and efficient ways of facilitating this development require the active involvement of child welfare practitioners as adult learners, and the flexible, creative collaboration of child welfare agencies, universities, and professional organizations. (Journal abstract.) m = 2

Journal

Administration in Social Work

(1993)
vol17 no3 pages21-37

Categories

1. Education and Training  
2. Staff Development and Training  

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