Job satisfaction of mental health professionals providing group therapy in state correctional facilities

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 232-241

  Ferrell, Sean W ^a   Morgan, Robert D ^b   Winterowd, Carrie L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COUNSELING; CRISIS INTERVENTION; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MANAGED CARE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRISON; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESPONSIBILITY; SKILL;

EID: 0034126364     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X00442008     Document Type: Article

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