The impact of worker values on client outcomes within a drug treatment service

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-41

  Phillips, Rosie ^a   Bourne, Humphrey ^b  

^a Drugs and Homeless Initiative   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drug worker; Treatment outcomes; Values

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DRUG USE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKER;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIAL WORK; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39049146917     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2007.11.012     Document Type: Article

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