Exploring the experiences of current and former child and youth care workers in therapeutic residential care programs

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dc.contributor.authorBrennan, Zoë L. B.
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education
dc.contributor.supervisorPiquette, Noëlla
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-10T20:32:56Z
dc.date.available2023-02-10T20:32:56Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractTurnover among child and youth care workers (CYCWs) has been a consistent problem for therapeutic residential care (TRC) programs. Previous studies show this turnover may be linked to the many challenges residential CYCWs encounter such as client violence, the demands of the role, low wages, burnout, etc. Such studies are primarily quantitative and only surveyed current residential CYCWs. In the present study, both current and former residential CYCWs participated in semi-structured interviews. An evolved grounded theory approach was utilized to uncover a better understanding the experiences of residential CYCWs and explore the factors associated with their decisions to remain in or leave this role. Analysis of the ten participants’ interviews yielded seven major themes nested in the core social process category: caring. These results formed a theoretical model for understanding the experiences of residential CYCWs.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/6431
dc.language.isoen_CAen_US
dc.proquest.subject0624en_US
dc.proquest.subject0452en_US
dc.proquest.subject0384en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education
dc.publisher.facultyEducationen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education)
dc.subjectchild and youth care workersen_US
dc.subjecttherapeutic residential careen_US
dc.subjectwork environment challenges
dc.subjectstaff experiences
dc.subjectstaff turnover
dc.subjectstaff burnout
dc.subjectretention
dc.subjectsupport
dc.subjectjob satisfaction
dc.subject.lcshYouth care workers
dc.subject.lcshYouth care workers--Job satisfaction
dc.subject.lcshYouth care workers--Job stress
dc.subject.lcshYouth care workers--Mental health
dc.subject.lcshSocial work with youth--Psychological aspects
dc.subject.lcshGroup homes for youth
dc.subject.lcshBurn out (Psychology)
dc.subject.lcshSocial service--Psychological aspects
dc.subject.lcshJob stress
dc.subject.lcshJob satisfaction
dc.subject.lcshWork environment
dc.subject.lcshDissertations, Academic
dc.titleExploring the experiences of current and former child and youth care workers in therapeutic residential care programsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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