Abstract
This project investigated how staff members at a former Cal-SAFE in San Francisco measure their success when working with pregnant and parenting youth. This qualitative exploratory content analysis operated from a foundation of grounded theory and relied on snowball sampling method to acquire seven participants. Analysis of the data demonstrated nuanced and abstract short-term and tong-term assessments of success among the sample. Significant reliance on personal philosophies to help put progress in perspective and potentially mitigated feelings of burnout was present. One key finding included an emphasis on student-driven outcomes in line with aspects of a harm reduction model. This study demonstrates the importance for further research around the connection between implementation of person-centered frameworks within agencies and programs and a reduction of burnout symptoms, including depersonalization and compassion fatigue. Implications for social work practice and policy are discussed.