Dynamics of caseworker turnover and clinical knowledge

Administration in Social Work

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 4-26

  Bliss, Judson R ^a   Gillespie, David F ^b   Gongaware, Nancy K ^c  

^a St Patrick Center   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c Crider Center for Mental Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical knowledge; Community mental health services; Employee turnover; System dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 74349117533     PISSN: 03643107     EISSN: 15444376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03643100903172992     Document Type: Article

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