Author： Cearley Sarah
Publisher： Springer Publishing Company
ISSN： 1053-1890
Source： Child and Youth Care Forum, Vol.33, Iss.5, 2004-10, pp. : 313-327
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Abstract
This study examines factors influencing the empowerment of child welfare workers. It correlates relationships among workers' perceptions of supervisors' help-giving behaviors, perceptions of agency support, and their perceived empowerment. The research investigated the associations between length of employment and type of educational degree and worker empowerment. The cross-sectional survey design used a sample of 85 child welfare workers. Multiple regression examined the combined influence of the predictor variables on worker empowerment as well as the degree of influence each predictor variable individually had upon the criterion variable, while others were controlled for. Results, confirmed by path analysis and underscored by qualitative responses, indicated that workers perceived their supervisors' helpgiving behaviors as the only factor that influenced their perceived empowerment. The author discusses implications for practice in human services.
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