Session: Child Welfare Workforce (Society for Social Work and Research 31st Annual Conference)

Schedule:

Friday, January 22, 2027: 9:45 AM-11:15 AM

Golden Gate 1 (Hilton San Francisco Union Square)

Cluster: Child Welfare

* noted as presenting author

Conceptualization of Children and Youth Participation In Decision-Making Among U.S. Child Welfare Workers: Do We Perceive Young Clients As Future Actors In Democracy?
Dasha (Daria) Shamrova, PhD, Texas State University; Amy Benton, PhD, Texas State University; Joana Tolchinsky, MSW, Michigan State University

Extended Foster Care Practice and Program Reform: Perspectives of Workers and Community Partners
Emiko Tajima, PhD, University of Washington; Kristian Jones, PhD, University of Washington; Jon Torres, MSW, University of Washington; Isaac Sanders, MSW, University of Washington

Reciprocal Effects of Psychological Distress and Burnout Among Child Welfare Workers
Zhenrong Su, MSW, University of Connecticut; Jon Phillips, PhD, University of Connecticut

The Price of Protection: Health Outcomes for Current and Former Child Protection Services Workers
Melissa Radey, PhD, Florida State University; Dina Wilke, PhD, Florida State University

“I'm Feeling Fear for Myself”: The Hidden Emotional Toll of Intensified Immigration Enforcement on Bicultural Child Welfare Professionals
Michelle Zaragoza, MSW, LCSW, University of California, Berkeley; Alishba Sardar, University of California, Berkeley; Vania Buck, MSW, University of Washington; Kristina Lovato, PhD, MSW, University of California, Berkeley; Sophia Sepp, MSW, MPH, New Mexico State University

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