Predictors of child welfare worker retention and performance: Focus on Title IV-E-funded social work education

Journal of Social Service Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 67-85

  Rosenthal, James A ^a   Waters, Elaine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child welfare; Employment; Job performance; Title IV E; Worker retention

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750223406     PISSN: 01488376     EISSN: 15407314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J079v32n03_04     Document Type: Article

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