The Quality assurance and improvement workforce in social services: An exploratory examination

Administration in Social Work

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 243-257

  Lee, Madeline Y ^a   McMillen, J Curtis ^b   Zayas, Luis E ^c   Books, Samantha J ^d  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Professionals; Quality assurance; Quality improvement; Social services; Workforce

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958084519     PISSN: 03643107     EISSN: 15444376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03643107.2011.575335     Document Type: Article

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