Référence
Lateef, R., Collin-Vézina, D., MacIntosh, M., Alaggia, R. (2025). The influence of intersectionality on the psychosocial intervention experiences of women survivors of child sexual abuse from minoritized racial and ethnic groups. Journal of Counseling Psychology
Résumé
Longstanding turnover of residential childcare workers (RCW) poses an important challenge to safeguarding the wellbeing of maltreated children and youth internationally. RCW instability results in negative impacts on children and youth in residential placement and is indicative of the threats posed by residential care work to RCW themselves. A better understanding of RCW’s subjective needs might shed light on which strategies to prioritize toward improving their working conditions. Researchers with longstanding professional experience in residential care settings interviewed 81 RCW to ask what supports were lacking in their day-to-day work. Their responses were thematically analyzed and categorized into a thematic structure representing multiple needs, the most important of which were related to organization factors. The organization, interpersonal, and professional support RCW describe as lacking demonstrate the need for a shift in paradigm at the structural and systemic levels of child welfare and youth justice. This paper offers evidence-based strategies to enact that change with the aim of promoting the wellbeing of RCW toward reducing turnover and improving care for children and youth in care.
