Performance-Based Contracting and the Moderating Influence of Caseworker Role Overload on Service Provision in Child Welfare

Administration in Social Work

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 453-474

  Chuang, Emmeline ^a   Wells, Rebecca ^b   Green, Sherri ^b   Reiter, Kristin ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

Author keywords

child welfare; performance based contracting; role overload; service disparities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858676071     PISSN: 03643107     EISSN: 15444376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03643107.2011.614195     Document Type: Article

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