Supporting new workers in a child welfare agency: An exploratory study

Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 218-232

  Csiernik, Rick ^a   Smith, Carrie ^b   Dewar, Jennifer ^b   Dromgole, Laura ^b   O'Neill, Arlene ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Children's Aid Society of London and Middlesex   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child welfare; Social support; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955315186     PISSN: 15555240     EISSN: 15555259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15555240.2010.496333     Document Type: Article

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