Department
Social Work
Date of Paper/Work
5-2023
Degree Name
Doctor of Social Work (DSW)
Type of Paper/Work
Banded Dissertation
Advisors
Robin Whitebird, Phd
Abstract
Child Maltreatment Fatalities (CMFs) are rare, tragic phenomena that impact everyone involved. Although there has been great progress in child welfare in reducing the rates of abuse and neglect, CMFs are the one area within child welfare where we continue to see increases. The social workers involved in CMF cases experience high-stress levels due to the death of the child and the bureaucratic processes involved. This Banded Dissertation is comprised of three different Products that look at the involvement social workers have in CMFs. Product One uses the Transactional Model of Stress and Coping to examine how CMFs impact social workers professionally and personally. Product Two is a qualitative systematic review of the literature on risk factors associated with child maltreatment fatalities and social workers’ knowledge about those risk factors. Finally, Product Three is a poster presentation on the themes and recommendations identified in Product One. To create adequate prevention programs, the problem must be clearly understood.
Keywords
child maltreatment fatalities, child welfare worker, social worker, systemic review, transactional model of stress and coping
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Recommended Citation
Pinckney, Tiffany, "Child Maltreatment Fatalities: The Challenges for Social Work" (2023). Doctor of Social Work Banded Dissertation. 104.
https://ir.stthomas.edu/ssw_docdiss/104