{"id":"https://openalex.org/W4381853407","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15548732.2023.2225427","title":"US Child Welfare Practice During the COVID Pandemic: An Exploratory Study of Working Conditions, Practice Experiences, and Concerns","display_name":"US Child Welfare Practice During the COVID Pandemic: An Exploratory Study of Working Conditions, Practice Experiences, and Concerns","publication_year":2023,"publication_date":"2023-06-23","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W4381853407","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15548732.2023.2225427"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1080/15548732.2023.2225427","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15548732.2023.2225427","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15548732.2023.2225427","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S71875109","display_name":"Journal of Public Child Welfare","issn_l":"1554-8732","issn":["1554-8732","1554-8740"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["cwts-core","jufo-1","norway-1","poland-70","russia-white-list-1","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320547","host_organization_name":"Taylor & Francis","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320547","https://openalex.org/P4310320449"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Taylor & Francis","Informa"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Journal of Public Child Welfare","raw_type":"journal-article"},"volume":null,"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5055962180","display_name":"Emily M. Douglas","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0883-8572","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0883-8572"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I166088655","display_name":"Montclair State University","ror":"https://ror.org/01nxc2t48","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I166088655"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Emily Douglas","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Social Work and Child Advocacy, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, USA"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Social Work and Child Advocacy, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I166088655"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5022828361","display_name":"Melinda K. Gushwa","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0232-9304","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0232-9304"]},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Melinda Gushwa","raw_affiliation_strings":["Technological University of the Shannon, Limerick, Ireland"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Technological University of the Shannon, Limerick, Ireland","institution_ids":[]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5083861011","display_name":"Ana Gonz\u00e1lez Hern\u00e1ndez","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2577-7786","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2577-7786"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I166088655","display_name":"Montclair State University","ror":"https://ror.org/01nxc2t48","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I166088655"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Ana Hernandez","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Social Work and Child Advocacy, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, USA"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Social Work and Child Advocacy, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I166088655"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5075583592","display_name":"Marguerite M. Ammerman","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I166088655","display_name":"Montclair State University","ror":"https://ror.org/01nxc2t48","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I166088655"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Marguerite Ammerman","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Social Work and Child Advocacy, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, USA"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Social Work and Child Advocacy, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I166088655"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":1,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5055962180"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I166088655"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":1.0715,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":3,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.78801788,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":89,"max":95},"biblio":{"volume":"18","issue":"3","first_page":"580","last_page":"606"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11028","display_name":"Social Work Education and Practice","score":0.9940999746322632,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3321","display_name":"Public Administration"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11028","display_name":"Social Work Education and Practice","score":0.9940999746322632,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3321","display_name":"Public Administration"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11380","display_name":"Child Welfare and Adoption","score":0.004399999976158142,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3311","display_name":"Safety Research"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10168","display_name":"COVID-19 and Mental Health","score":0.0006000000284984708,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3203","display_name":"Clinical Psychology"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/32","display_name":"Psychology"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/child-welfare-workers","display_name":"child welfare workers","score":0.7919999957084656},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/covid-19","display_name":"COVID-19 pandemic","score":0.9929999709129333},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/working-conditions","display_name":"working conditions","score":0.8320000171661377},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/occupational-safety","display_name":"occupational safety","score":0.6510000228881836},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/face-masks","display_name":"face masks","score":0.6669999957084656},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/infection-risk","display_name":"infection risk","score":0.4449999928474426},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/stay-at-home-orders","display_name":"stay-at-home orders","score":0.925000011920929},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/professional-support","display_name":"professional support","score":0.703000009059906}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C100243477","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12002092","display_name":"Welfare","level":2,"score":0.8314462900161743},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C89623803","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12184","display_name":"Pandemic","level":5,"score":0.7311241626739502},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C3008058167","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q84263196","display_name":"Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)","level":4,"score":0.7179708480834961},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C85973986","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1091731","display_name":"Exploratory research","level":2,"score":0.6296309232711792},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C18762648","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42213","display_name":"Work (physics)","level":2,"score":0.5190523266792297},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C15744967","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9418","display_name":"Psychology","level":0,"score":0.5174689888954163},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C3006700255","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q81068910","display_name":"2019-20 coronavirus outbreak","level":3,"score":0.47058430314064026},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C198531522","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q485146","display_name":"Sample (material)","level":2,"score":0.4584711194038391},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C3007834351","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82069695","display_name":"Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)","level":5,"score":0.4479047954082489},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C159110408","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q121176","display_name":"Nursing","level":1,"score":0.4014064073562622},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C71924100","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11190","display_name":"Medicine","level":0,"score":0.36502930521965027},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C17744445","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36442","display_name":"Political science","level":0,"score":0.21588027477264404},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144024400","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21201","display_name":"Sociology","level":0,"score":0.15691304206848145},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199539241","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7748","display_name":"Law","level":1,"score":0.0650722086429596},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C159047783","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7215","display_name":"Virology","level":1,"score":0.062489092350006104},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C78519656","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q101333","display_name":"Mechanical engineering","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C524204448","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q788926","display_name":"Infectious disease (medical specialty)","level":3,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C43617362","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170050","display_name":"Chromatography","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779134260","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12136","display_name":"Disease","level":2,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C142724271","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7208","display_name":"Pathology","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C185592680","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2329","display_name":"Chemistry","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C19165224","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23404","display_name":"Anthropology","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C116675565","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3241045","display_name":"Outbreak","level":2,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127413603","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11023","display_name":"Engineering","level":0,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1080/15548732.2023.2225427","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15548732.2023.2225427","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15548732.2023.2225427","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S71875109","display_name":"Journal of Public Child Welfare","issn_l":"1554-8732","issn":["1554-8732","1554-8740"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["cwts-core","jufo-1","norway-1","poland-70","russia-white-list-1","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320547","host_organization_name":"Taylor & Francis","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320547","https://openalex.org/P4310320449"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Taylor & Francis","Informa"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Journal of Public Child Welfare","raw_type":"journal-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"score":0.9391000270843506,"display_name":"Good health and well-being","id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/3"},{"score":0.48510000109672546,"display_name":"Decent work and economic growth","id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/8"}],"study_designs":[{"display_name":"Observational Study","id":"https://openalex.org/study-designs/observational-study"}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":66,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W76250154","https://openalex.org/W174026330","https://openalex.org/W1494011476","https://openalex.org/W1530633127","https://openalex.org/W1597488972","https://openalex.org/W1602673623","https://openalex.org/W1879717509","https://openalex.org/W1912197754","https://openalex.org/W1914385256","https://openalex.org/W1977630327","https://openalex.org/W1977995883","https://openalex.org/W1981055551","https://openalex.org/W1983718995","https://openalex.org/W1984251993","https://openalex.org/W1989409586","https://openalex.org/W2008929144","https://openalex.org/W2009149708","https://openalex.org/W2013339325","https://openalex.org/W2013524327","https://openalex.org/W2014606771","https://openalex.org/W2016432950","https://openalex.org/W2046635107","https://openalex.org/W2057362820","https://openalex.org/W2058410728","https://openalex.org/W2060527966","https://openalex.org/W2068173253","https://openalex.org/W2068251273","https://openalex.org/W2074041370","https://openalex.org/W2078074652","https://openalex.org/W2082107153","https://openalex.org/W2086221494","https://openalex.org/W2086562606","https://openalex.org/W2090801177","https://openalex.org/W2101552471","https://openalex.org/W2128965238","https://openalex.org/W2134660930","https://openalex.org/W2140986699","https://openalex.org/W2243561613","https://openalex.org/W2567026870","https://openalex.org/W2805102330","https://openalex.org/W2898567637","https://openalex.org/W2911214708","https://openalex.org/W2943947075","https://openalex.org/W2946297373","https://openalex.org/W3041824020","https://openalex.org/W3042218347","https://openalex.org/W3049718264","https://openalex.org/W3095079152","https://openalex.org/W3107558845","https://openalex.org/W3117280516","https://openalex.org/W3127131835","https://openalex.org/W3134434271","https://openalex.org/W3135060109","https://openalex.org/W3144638646","https://openalex.org/W3157332436","https://openalex.org/W3158890256","https://openalex.org/W3163829328","https://openalex.org/W3184579212","https://openalex.org/W3186162260","https://openalex.org/W3190770700","https://openalex.org/W3199037420","https://openalex.org/W4205933465","https://openalex.org/W4214562284","https://openalex.org/W4253358217","https://openalex.org/W4287219457","https://openalex.org/W4293090287"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W4223613957","https://openalex.org/W4387321744","https://openalex.org/W4381123034","https://openalex.org/W4229004140","https://openalex.org/W4313561572","https://openalex.org/W7006145227","https://openalex.org/W3199037420","https://openalex.org/W4391825088","https://openalex.org/W3089001537","https://openalex.org/W4360950324"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"This":[0],"paper":[1],"addresses":[2],"the":[3,11,70],"experiences":[4],"of":[5,24,48,86,93],"US":[6],"child":[7,26,62,88],"welfare":[8,27,89],"professionals":[9,90],"during":[10,91],"COVID":[12,55],"pandemic.":[13],"Using":[14],"an":[15],"online":[16],"survey,":[17],"we":[18],"report":[19],"on":[20,35],"a":[21],"convenience":[22],"sample":[23],"444":[25],"workers.":[28],"The":[29],"majority":[30],"reported":[31,46,53],"receiving":[32],"adequate":[33],"guidance":[34],"staying":[36],"safe;":[37],"86.3%":[38],"were":[39,64,76],"given":[40],"access":[41],"to":[42],"face":[43],"masks.":[44],"Workers":[45,67],"75.8%":[47],"clients":[49,63],"used":[50],"masks;":[51],"10.7%":[52],"contracting":[54],"through":[56],"work.":[57],"About":[58],"80%":[59],"worried":[60],"that":[61],"more":[65],"at-risk.":[66],"who":[68],"felt":[69],"most":[71],"supported":[72],"and":[73],"least":[74],"at-risk":[75],"those":[77],"with":[78],"stay-at-home":[79],"orders.":[80],"Results":[81],"are":[82],"discussed":[83],"in":[84],"terms":[85],"supporting":[87],"periods":[92],"crisis.":[94]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2026,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2026-11-04T10:54:05.112534","created_date":"2023-06-25T00:00:00"}