A Comparative Analysis of Job Satisfaction and Intent to Leave Among Rural and Urban Caseworkers in Pennsylvania's Child Welfare Agencies
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Findings from a survey of Pennsylvania child welfare caseworkers, identifying factors influencing job satisfaction, performance, and intent to leave. Recommends changes at the agency level and state-level policy changes related to child welfare caseworker workload, salaries, and funding. Features statistics including staff turnover from 2019-2023 with breakdowns by urban and rural areas, and reported cases of child abuse in 2023 with breakdowns by county.
Author(s)
Yoon Mi Kim, George Kovarie, Soohyoung Rain Lee
Date
06/2026
Organization
Center for Rural Pennsylvania
Tagged as
Abuse and violence
· Child welfare
· Children and youth
· Rural-urban differences
· Statistics and data
· Pennsylvania