“The Stress is Indescribable”: Self-Reported Health Implications from Child Welfare Supervisors

Authors

Austin Griffiths, Western Kentucky University
Whitney Harper, Western Kentucky UniversityFollow
Patricia Desrosiers, Western Kentucky UniversityFollow
April Murphy, Western Kentucky UniversityFollow
David Royse, University of Kentucky

Abstract

Using data from a state-wide survey of frontline supervisors from a state child welfare agency, this study qualitatively examined how stress from their positions may have affected their perceived health. With a response rate of 44%, 117 frontline supervisors participated and provided 240 comments describing health consequences in their physical health, mental health, work-life balance, and development of unhealthy habits or behaviors. Implications from this study are discussed in the context of workplace stress and employee turnover.

Disciplines

Counseling | Social Work

Recommended Repository Citation

Griffiths, Austin; Harper, Whitney; Desrosiers, Patricia; Murphy, April; and Royse, David. (2019). “The Stress is Indescribable”: Self-Reported Health Implications from Child Welfare Supervisors. The Clinical Supervisor.
Original Publication URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07325223.2019.1643433
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/socwk_fac_pub/25