University of Connecticut OpenCommons@UConn Doctoral Dissertations University of Connecticut Graduate School 4-30-2018 Set Adrift: A Study of Characteristics, Sustainability, and the Lifelines Tethering Connecticut Forensic Social Workers in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems Jennie Jerome Albert University of Connecticut - Storrs,
[email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://opencommons.uconn.edu/dissertations Recommended Citation Albert, Jennie Jerome, "Set Adrift: A Study of Characteristics, Sustainability, and the Lifelines Tethering Connecticut Forensic Social Workers in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems" (2018). Doctoral Dissertations. 1825. https://opencommons.uconn.edu/dissertations/1825 Set Adrift: A Study of Characteristics, Sustainability, and the Lifelines Tethering Connecticut Forensic Social Workers in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems Jennie J. Albert, PhD University of Connecticut, 2018 Despite its roots as a leader in juvenile justice, prison advocacy and reform, appreciation and professional support for forensic social work (FSW) has waxed and waned over the last one hundred and twenty years. It has gone from leadership in the field of criminal justice to becoming nearly invisible to the profession of social work itself. Over the last decade, FSW began experiencing a resurgence thanks to a shift in policy and practice toward treatment and diversion for justice-involved individuals. Despite FSW’s historical roots and relevance to today’s justice systems, there is a dearth of materials about who is practicing in the FSW field and their level of fit in their organization. Other information, such as how they chose their specialization, how they were educated and trained, and how various protective and deleterious (negative) factors influence that level of fit, job satisfaction, job role stress and sustainability is also essential.