Staff retention and turnover in a residential treatment center

Residential Treatment for Children and Youth

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 43-53

  Connor, Daniel F ^a,b   McIntyre, E K ^c   Miller, Kevin ^d   Brown, Cathy ^b   Bluestone, Hanya ^b,e   Daunais, Donna ^b   Lebeau, Suzanne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b Devereux School   (United States)

^c Devereux Inst of Clin Train/Res   (United States)

^d SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Forensic Services for Spectrum Health Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Residential treatment; Staff retention

Indexed keywords

EID: 3242701289     PISSN: 0886571X     EISSN: 15410358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J007v20n03_04     Document Type: Article

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