The aim of the study was to investigate if the working conditions of child welfare social workers in one municipality would be improved after the implementation of three initiatives: weekly small group supervision for newly educated social workers, team-strengthening activities and training for the team leaders. Five teams consisting of thirty-six child welfare social workers and five team leaders participated. At project start and after the two project years (2017–2018), the social workers’ perception of their working conditions was measured by a questionnaire (QPS Nordic). After the two years the social workers rated several aspects of their working conditions more positively. They were more satisfied with the organisational climate and leadership and with the collaboration in their work group. Turnover, which had been high for many years, had almost stopped and vacancies were now filled. The social workers were now more often satisfied with the quality of their work. Interestingly, these positive changes had occurred at the same time as the social workers now reported higher demands and more often experienced role conflicts. The overall results of this small-scale study indicate that working conditions of social workers can be improved after the implementation of rather modest means.

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不是火箭科学：努力改善社会工作者的工作条件

研究的目的是调查在实施三项举措后，是否会改善某市儿童福利社工的工作条件：每周对新受教育的社工进行小组监督、团队强化活动和对团队负责人的培训。 . 由三十六名儿童福利社工和五名队长组成的五支队伍参加了比赛。在项目开始和两个项目年之后（2017-2018），社会工作者对其工作条件的看法通过问卷（QPS Nordic）来衡量。两年后，社会工作者对他们工作条件的几个方面给予了更积极的评价。他们对组织氛围和领导力以及工作组的协作更满意。多年来一直居高不下的营业额，几乎停止了，现在填补了空缺。社会工作者现在更经常对他们的工作质量感到满意。有趣的是，这些积极变化发生在社会工作者报告更高要求和更经常经历角色冲突的同时。这项小规模研究的总体结果表明，在实施相当适度的手段后，社会工作者的工作条件可以得到改善。