Social Work in the Veterans Administration Hospital System: Impact of the Work

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 661-679

  Beder, Joan ^a   Postiglione, Paul ^b   Strolin Goltzman, Jessica ^c  

^a YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STRATTON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Department of Social Work   (United States)

Author keywords

burnout; compassion fatigue; compassion satisfaction; military social workers; Veterans Administration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866268326     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2012.699023     Document Type: Article

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