Use of workload analysis for caseload establishment in the recruitment and retention of school-based speech-language pathologists

Journal of Disability Policy Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 178-183

  Woltmann, Jeannette ^a   Camron, Steven C ^b  

^a Washtenaw Intermediate School District   (United States)

^b EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caseloads; Clinical issues; Law legal issues; Policy; Service system development; System(s) change

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450054850     PISSN: 10442073     EISSN: 15384802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1044207309343427     Document Type: Article

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