Competencies of more and less successful employment specialists

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 311-316

  Glover, Crystal M ^a   Frounfelker, Rochelle L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Thresholds Psychiatric Rehabilitation Centers   (United States)

Author keywords

Competency; Employment specialists; Mental illness; Supported employment; Workforce development

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; OBSERVATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL WORK; SPECIALIZATION; UNITED STATES;

ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; CHICAGO; EMPLOYMENT, SUPPORTED; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; OBSERVATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL WORK; SPECIALIZATION;

EID: 84880916622     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-011-9471-0     Document Type: Article

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