Job satisfaction in a stable state child welfare workforce: Implications for staff retention

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 391-397

  Strand, Virginia C ^a   Dore, Martha Morrison ^b  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Guidance Center Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Child welfare; Retention; Workforce issues

Indexed keywords

EID: 59349091663     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2008.09.002     Document Type: Article

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