Assessment staff in home and community care services: Issues of learning and professional identity in Australia

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 406-414

  Lindeman, Melissa A ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Community care; Education and training; Professional education; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; HOME CARE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INTERVIEW; LEARNING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

COMMUNITY NETWORKS; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; EMPLOYMENT; HOME CARE AGENCIES; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LEARNING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; VICTORIA;

EID: 66849143694     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2008.00841.x     Document Type: Article

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