Enhancing Supports for Novice Workers in Child Welfare: A Study of Coaching for Child Welfare Interns-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Enhancing Supports for Novice Workers in Child Welfare: A Study of Coaching for Child Welfare Interns

Published:2023-09-28 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:1044-3894
Container-title:Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services
language:en
Short-container-title:Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services

Author:

Smith Natasha L.¹,Smith Angela M.¹,Mott Amber¹,Smith Brenda D.²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. MSW, doctoral candidate, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, USA

2. PhD, professor, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, USA

Abstract

Coaching in child welfare settings shows promise as a supplement to traditional agency-based supervision. This study investigates the perceived benefits and challenges of an innovative coaching model for social work students with child welfare internships. Focus groups were conducted with student interns, former interns, and coaches. Focus group participants perceived coaching as helpful for professional development and influential in decisions to stay in child welfare. Participants also contrasted supervision experiences with coaching experiences, finding coaching to be more supportive. Findings point to the potential of coaching and/or strengths-based supervision for fostering commitment to child welfare.

Funder

University of Alabama Title IV-E Training Grant

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/10443894231185373

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