Impact of Stressors on Child Welfare Supervisors

The death of children, intense media scrutiny, and million<br/>dollar lawsuits are all potential stressors faced by child welfare professionals.<br/>Despite this, very little research or literature has explored the specific<br/>realities of stressors for the individual front-line child welfare supervisor.<br/>Therefore, as a contribution to the field of child welfare practice, this paper<br/>expands our understanding of this unique supervisory population<br/>through a detailed examination of the literature. This review links theory<br/>to practice through a series of case examples involving situations of child<br/>welfare supervisors who have been affected by workplace stressors. The<br/>paper provides both individual and organizational solutions to either prevent<br/>or intervene in situations involving child welfare supervisors who may<br/>be at risk of burnout and/or compassion fatigue.