Design Teams as an Organizational Intervention to Improve Job Satisfaction and Worker Turnover in Public Child Welfare
Year: 2014
Type: article
Study design: Clinical Trial
Abstract: This study focuses on the field test of a design team intervention in two rural and one urban site experiencing high workforce turnover. Hypothesis 1: Job satisfaction is significantly improved among public child welfare workers participating in the Design Team intervention. Hypothesis 2: Job satisfaction is significantly related to lower turnover in public child welfare workers participating in the Design Team intervention. The Design Team is an externally facilitated intervention in which team members consist of caseworkers and supervisors representing all services provided by the agency. The facilitator uses a formal logic model and team building expertise to guide the team. A pre-post design and structural equation modeling findings indicate a positive impact to overall worker job satisfaction and satisfaction with the nature of their work, and has strong potential to reduce turnover.
Source: Journal of Family Strengths
Authors: Nancy Claiborne, Charles Auerbach, Catherine Lawrence, Brenda McGowan, Hal Lawson, Mary McCarthy, Jessica Strolin-Goltzman, James Caringi
Language: English
Subfield: Public Administration
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W30622325