The impact of organizational environment on the likelihood that social workers will report child maltreatment

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-18

  Ashton, Vicki ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency climate and reporting behavior; Agency context and social work; Work environment and mandated reporters

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD SAFETY; CHILD WELFARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; SOCIAL WORKER; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 36448968994     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: 1545083X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J146v15n01_01     Document Type: Article

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