Abstract

ABSTRACT Older workers represent a growing proportion of the child welfare workforce. Yet little research examines employment outcomes of this population. This study used data from the first two waves of the Florida Study of Professionals for Safe Families, a longitudinal study of 1,500 newly hired child welfare workers. Workers 50 and older had lower odds of job retention compared to younger adults. However, older workers reported less burnout and secondary traumatic stress than younger counterparts. Older workers resilience to burnout and trauma may contribute to positive long-term employment outcomes if agencies retain older workers during early employment.

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