The providers' profile of the disability support workforce in New Zealand

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 396-405

  Jorgensen, Diane ^a,b   Parsons, Matthew ^a   Reid, Michelle Gundersen ^a   Weidenbohm, Kate ^a   Parsons, John ^a   Jacobs, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Carers' needs; Community support services; Support workers; Training; Workforce composition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISABLED PERSON; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66849124733     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2008.00839.x     Document Type: Article

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