Role and essential competencies of the frontline supervisors of direct support professionals in community services

Mental Retardation

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 122-135

  Hewitt, Amy S ^a   Larson, Sheryl A ^a   Lakin, K Charlie ^a   Sauer, John ^a   O'Nell, Susan ^a   Sedlezky, Lori ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Arc Hennepin Carver   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; ORGANIZATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WELFARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1942535741     PISSN: 00476765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0047-6765(2004)42<122:RAECOT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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