Turnover in the child welfare workforce: A different perspective

Journal of Social Service Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 228-235

  McGowan, Brenda G ^a   Auerbach, Charles ^b   Strolin Goltzman, Jessica S ^b  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child welfare; Child welfare workers; SEM; Turnover; Workforce

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449604668     PISSN: 01488376     EISSN: 15407314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01488370902900782     Document Type: Article

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