Intention to Leave the Profession: Welfare Social Workers Compared to Health Care and Community Social Workers in Israel

Itzick, Michal; Kagan, Maya

doi:10.1080/01488376.2016.1246402

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“…We found a difference between those who have been previously employed and those for whom their current job was the first in terms of reflective ability as well as empathy scores. Having more work experience has also been associated with reduced psychological distress in social workers (Kagan & Itzick, 2017). Our data has also revealed that both EI and RA significantly predict the manifestation of empathy in the respondents.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 64%

Predictors of empathy in women social workers

Stanley

Buvaneswari²,

Meenakshi³

2018

Journal of Social Work

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Summary This study explored the manifestation of reflective ability, emotional intelligence and empathy in 120 women social workers in Tiruchirappalli, India. A cross-sectional quantitative design was used and the Emotional Intelligence Scale, Groningen Reflective Ability Scale and the Empathy Assessment Index were administered to assess the manifestation of these dimensions. Multiple regression analysis was used to identify predictors of empathy. Findings Based on mean scores, the majority of respondents were classified as being ‘high’ in terms of emotional intelligence and reflective ability. Respondents of different age groups showed a significant difference in terms of the manifestation of empathy. Age, self-reflection and appraisal and expression of emotions were extracted as significant predictors of empathy. Application The article discusses the importance of these professional attributes for effective practice and the role of academic institutions and social work organisations in fostering the development of these dimensions in social work practitioners.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 64%

Predictors of empathy in women social workers

Stanley

Buvaneswari²,

Meenakshi³

2018

Journal of Social Work

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“…That is, the older the social workers, the lower intention to leave their current jobs. When social workers have practiced more years in their current job positions, they are found to be less likely to leave their profession, partly due to work commitment and partly to lack of options for alternative job opportunities (Itzick & Kagan, ; Levy, Poertner, & Lieberman, ).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The turnover rate was 18.31% in Dongguan City in 2015 (Tian, ). The importance of exploring the factors associated with social worker's turnover intention lies in the fact that this issue is highly relevant with efficiency, effectiveness, quality, consistency, and stability of social services provided to service users (Lambert et al, ; Itzick & Kagan, ). Additionally, the problem of high turnover rate may lead to declining productivity and decreasing staff morale (Chen, Chu, Wang, & Lin, ), and then affect the image of the organization, and even the success or failure of the organization (Lambert et al, ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Some work‐related factors such as the existence of a supportive social network has not been examined (Itzick & Kagan, ; Yanchus, Periard et al, ), though work social support in terms of supervisory support has been identified as a significant factor associated with turnover intention among direct care workers (Gray & Muramatsu, ). Perceived work ability could predict turnover intention in the previous studies.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Turnover intention predictors among social workers in China

Lin

Deng

2019

Asian Soc Wrk & Pol Rev

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The purpose of this study was to examine factors that best predict turnover among social workers in nonprofit organizations in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province of China. A sample of 312 social workers was selected to complete a self‐administered anonymous survey in 2014. A multiple logistical regression model was used to explain the different factors that influence social workers’ intention to leave their current jobs. The findings showed that age, education, perceived working condition, the perceived prospect of the social work profession, and social support predict turnover intention among social workers.

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“…Employers may also see increases in healthcare insurance costs if workers are sick more often. Employees who work excessively may also seek out other job opportunities, leaving employers with the timeconsuming and costly task of hiring and training new staff [42,43]. On the order of words, overstress gives also employees the intention to quit their jobs and seek for alternative work which may better enjoy their standard life [44,45,46,47].…”

Section: Stress Leads To Turnovermentioning

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The Impact of Understaffing on Delaying Early-Stage SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak Detection

Boukari¹,

Todorovic²,

Long³

2020

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Background Having a minimum number of workers in medical services is widely regarded as a key component of disease prevention. However, with the delay in confirming cases of SARS-CoV-2, the understaffed medical providers informed late and the virus has rapidly spread nationally. Methods This study, based on the Dempster-Shafer theory method and Evidential Reasoning, assesses the risks posed by understaffing for the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak. Results The findings examine six (6) factor risks and show that the understaffing risk in 2019 was 0.14% in magnitude in Wuhan, compared to 0.27% in Shenzhen. When ranking understaffing risks from low to high, the findings show that they increased from 3.979 to 3.983% and from 3.998 to 4.002% in Wuhan and Shenzhen, respectively. Conclusions We first conclude that from the SARS-CoV-1 to the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, understaffing risk equally increased at 0.004% in both cities. However, Shenzhen city is at a higher risk than Wuhan city. Second, Shenzhen understaffing delayed SARS-CoV-2 outbreak prevention 0.13% more than Wuhan city. We generally conclude that Shenzhen city could be doubly worse off than Wuhan city if it was the epicenter of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak. Therefore, public health care training and employment policy must be optimized to complete the lack not only in both cities but also in other cities to prevent future outbreaks.

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Intention to Leave the Profession: Welfare Social Workers Compared to Health Care and Community Social Workers in Israel

Cited by 36 publications

References 18 publications

Predictors of empathy in women social workers

Predictors of empathy in women social workers

Turnover intention predictors among social workers in China

The Impact of Understaffing on Delaying Early-Stage SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak Detection

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