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Perceived Welfare Caseworker Support and Psychological Distress among Low-Income Urban Women with Children
Although some research suggests that the reladonship between Child Protective Services workers and their clients may influence client outcomes, litde is known about the funcdon of the reladonship between welfare or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families caseworkers and their clients. BuOding on previous research, the authors use 1999 survey data from the Welfare, ChOdren, and Families Project—a probabOity sample of 853 lowincome women with chOdren living in Boston, Chicago, and San Antonio, Texas—to
examine the association between perceived welfare caseworker support and psychological distress. Results revealed that women who perceive their welfare caseworker to be interested,caring, and helpful also tend to exhibit lower levels of psychological distress.
KEY WORDS; caseworker; psychological distress; support; welfare
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