Paper Title
Self-Efficacy Among a Sample of Child Welfare Workers

Abstract
The work of child welfare is central to securing a resilient future for society. Protecting children and helping families is a complex task that those in the child welfare field tackle each day. One measure of the ability and confidence to perform such work is self-efficacy. This studyexamined self-efficacy in children and family services employees during a three-year period. The changes in self-efficacy were related to the provision of field training given to the child welfare employees during their first year of employment. It was determined that self-efficacy was statistically significant in regard to training, with a positive outcome in two of three years. Frequency of training topics, caseload size, and training strength were also analyzed in the study. Keywords - Child Welfare, Self-Efficacy, Training