Assessing program needs and planning change

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 121-129

  Rowan Szal, Grace A ^a   Greener, Jack M ^a   Joe, George W ^a   Simpson, D Dwayne ^a  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Organizational behavior; Program training; Psychometrics; Strategic planning; Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY;

COUNSELING; CURRICULUM; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 34547489972     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2006.12.028     Document Type: Article

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