Competing demands, competing solutions, differing constructions of recruitment and retention of frontline rural child protection staff
Journal article
Hodgkin, Suzanne. (2002). Competing demands, competing solutions, differing constructions of recruitment and retention of frontline rural child protection staff. Australian Social Work. 55(3), pp. 193-203. https://doi.org/10.1080/03124070208410975
Authors | Hodgkin, Suzanne |
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Abstract | This article reports on a study conducted in rural Victoria. It examines the problem of recruitment and retention of frontline staff in the Victorian Child Protection program. The article delineates those factors identified by managers and supervisors as influencing workers to enter, stay and leave the program. Managers and supervisors have collective responsibility for recruiting and retaining staff. It is for this reason that their viewpoints are considered crucial in responding to the problem. What this study found was that, while managers and supervisors recognise that the problem is complex, they differ in the emphasis placed on facets of the problem, thus their approaches to solving it. As solutions are contested the problem is exacerbated. The argument advanced is that any response should recognise the complexity of the problem and solutions be considered in a coordinated way. |
Keywords | child protection; managers and supervisors; recruitment and retention lecturer; Rural Health and Human Services Unit ; La Trobe University; Albury-Wodonga |
Year | 01 Jan 2002 |
Journal | Australian Social Work |
Journal citation | 55 (3), pp. 193-203 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
ISSN | 1447-0748 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/03124070208410975 |
Web address (URL) | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03124070208410975 |
Open access | Published as non-open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 193-203 |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 01 Feb 2008 |
Sep 2022 | |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 01 Apr 2002 |
Deposited | 03 May 2024 |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/9068x/competing-demands-competing-solutions-differing-constructions-of-recruitment-and-retention-of-frontline-rural-child-protection-staff
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