IV-E or not IV-E,that is the question: comparisons of BSW Child Welfare Scholars and matched trainee confidence and retention |
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| Authors: | Greta Yoder Slater Marissa O’Neill Lisa E McGuire Elizabeth Dickerson |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Social Work, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, USAgslater@bsu.edu;3. Department of Social Work, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, USA;4. Department of Social Work, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, USA;5. Marion County Department of Child Services, Indiana Department of Child Services, Indianapolis, IN, USA |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTOur longitudinal study examined the effectiveness of BSW IVE Scholar training (n = 52) compared with a matched cohort (n = 57) of traditionally trained employees. The BSW IV-E Scholars felt significantly more prepared than their traditionally-trained coworkers. BSW IV-E Scholars were significantly more likely to be retained in the first five years of employment than the matched cohort trainees. The study lends strong support for the retention and preparation advantages of BSW Title IV-E training over traditional employee training. This is important given the significant investment of training dollars for IV-E at the Federal, state, and local levels. |
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| Keywords: | Title IV-E Child Welfare Education workforce development retention child welfare competency BSW education |
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