How does professional education impact the job outlook of public child welfare workers

Journal of Public Child Welfare

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 55-76

  Auerbach, Charles ^a   McGowan, Brenda G ^b   Heft LaPorte, Heidi ^a  

^a YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Columbia University School of Social Work ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Child welfare; Job satisfaction; Professional education; Retention

Indexed keywords

EID: 38649131036     PISSN: 15548732     EISSN: 15548740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J479v01n03_04     Document Type: Article

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