HEAVY CASELOADS AND PAPERWORK:
THE ROOT OF
SOCIAL WORKER
BURNOUT
16%
SOCIAL WORKERS MAY
BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
OF SOCIAL WORKERS
HAVE MORE THAN
40 CASES ON THE GO.1
OVER
200
CASES
AT ANYTIME.
2
ON AVERAGE, SOCIAL
WORKERS FILL OUT
20
FORMS
PER CHILD.
TWO-THIRDS OF SOCIAL
WORKERS SAID THEY SPENT
4
ALMOST
70%
OF THE WEEK ON
PAPERWORK RATHER THAN
IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.5
OF 600 SOCIAL WORKERS,
82%
FOR EACH NEW CASE, IT TAKES
3
HRS
TO COMPLETE
SAID THEIR CASELOAD
INCREASED OVER THE
LAST YEAR.1
THE PAPERWORK.
EACH SUBSEQUENT VISIT ADDS
1-3 HOURS OF PAPERWORK.3
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Sources:
1. http://www.communitycare.co.uk/articles/08/09/2010/115261/one-in-six-social-workers-have-more-than-40-cases.html
2. http://diplomaguide.com/articles/Child_Social_Worker_Career_Overview.html
3. http://www.ncdhhs.gov/dma/provider/budgetinitiative/CaseMgmtAdminIssues.pdf
4. http://www.naswdc.org/practice/children/NASWChildWelfareRpt062004.pdf
5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-N9eR7ZztQ