Document Type
Report
Publication Date
7-2024
Subjects
Social work with children -- Oregon, Equity, Social justice
Abstract
Prenatal and early childhood home visiting is an effective strategy for promoting positive birth outcomes, improving family well-being and preventing child abuse and neglect. One key to successful services is having a strong, well-supported home visiting workforce. In Oregon and nationally, this critical workforce is facing a crisis as programs struggle to hire and retain skilled home visitors, and workers face low pay, difficult working conditions and high job stress.
This learning brief is the second in a series to share findings from a 2023 survey of Oregon’s home visiting workforce, which provides a wealth of information about how to improve and support workforce well-being and retention, with a focus on the needs and experiences of home visitors of color and those who speak languages other than English.
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Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/42485
Citation Details
Lauzus, Nicole M.; Lee, Yumi; Green, Beth L.; Gaines, Erin; and Joseph, Ron, "Supporting Resource Equity for Oregon’s Home Visiting Workforce: Exploring Program Model and Regional Differences" (2024).
Spanish Version
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Description
Oregon’s 2023 Home Visiting Workforce Survey: Learning Brief 2
Report prepared by Nicole Lauzus, Yumi Lee, Beth Green, Erin Gaines and Ron Joseph, Center for Improvement of Child and Family Services, Portland State University. This workforce study was done in partnership with the MIECHV Program team, Maternal and Child Health Section, Oregon Health Authority; and the Workforce Equity Research Leadership team: Adejoke Babatunde, Jonathan Badillo, Mariana Bonham, Christina Causey, Mae Chao, Kristen Corbin, Marisol De La Cruz Monroy, Devynne Heckman, Denise Hernandez, Amy Lovelace, Evelyn Luna-Lozano, and Pam Richardson.