Geriatric social work career tracking: Graduates of the hartford partnership program for aging education (HPPAE)

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 336-353

  Lee, Sang E ^a   Damron Rodriguez, Joann ^b   Lawrance, Frances P ^c   Volland, Patricia J ^c  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Career tracking; Employment; Geriatric social work education; Hartford Partnership Program for Aging Education (HPPAE); Job search; Salary; Social work labor force for older adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; SOCIAL WORK;

ADULT; AGED; CAREER CHOICE; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 67649387173     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634370802609262     Document Type: Article

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