Burnout Among Childcare Workers

Conceptual Application of the Discrimination Model of Clinical Supervision for Direct Care Workers in Adolescent Residential Treatment Settings

“…Intentionality While master's-level staff are present in adolescent residential settings, direct care workers tend to have a bachelor's degree (Berrick 1993;Decker et al 2002;Foster and McAdams 1998), and to be either married couples who live in the facility, or shift workers. Historically, adolescent residential treatment was based in behavior modification, but is presently evolving toward relational modalities.…”

“…The article focuses on three areas (intentionality, flexibility, and professionalism) in which the model may be particularly effective in meeting the needs of youth care workers serving adolescents in residential treatment in the United States.Keywords Adolescent Á Residential treatment Á Supervision Turnover rates for staff working in adolescent residential treatment facilities are estimated at 20 and 40%, with some agencies reporting over 50% (Curry et al 2005). Decker et al (2002 attribute employee burnout in therapeutic childcare settings to a lack of supervision.…”

“…Keywords Adolescent Á Residential treatment Á Supervision Turnover rates for staff working in adolescent residential treatment facilities are estimated at 20 and 40%, with some agencies reporting over 50% (Curry et al 2005). Decker et al (2002 attribute employee burnout in therapeutic childcare settings to a lack of supervision.…”

“…Decker et al (2002) attribute employee burnout in therapeutic childcare settings to a lack of supervision. Many direct care workers are new to the field and they have varying levels of education (Decker et al 2002); often they feel a general sense of anxiety and a need for structure and direction (Bernard andGoodyear 2009, Borders andBrown 2005). However, there are few evidence-based clinical supervision models for direct care staff working in adolescent treatment programs (Foster and McAdams 1998).…”

Provider Stress and Children's Active Engagement

“…Although research has documented that stress among child care providers is associated with organizational and individual characteristics (Curbow et al, 2005;Manlove, 1994;Rehm & Samuel, 2002;Savicki, 2002;Todd & Deery-Schmitt, 1996) and turnover (de Schipper, RiksenWalraven, Geurts, & de Weerth, 2009), few studies have considered the relationship between job stress among child care providers and their effectiveness with children (Decker, Bailey, & Westergaard, 2002;Goelman & Guo, 1998).…”