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Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

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01-01-2007 | Original Paper

Predictors of Workforce Turnover in a Transported Treatment Program

Authors: Ashli J. Sheidow, Sonja K. Schoenwald, H. Ryan Wagner, Charlene A. Allred, Barbara J. Burns

Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research | Issue 1/2007

Abstract

This study examined relations between workforce turnover and select clinician (demographic and professional characteristics and perceptions of treatment model features and job requirements) organizational (perceptions of organizational climate and structure) and program level (salary, case mix) variables in a sample of 453 clinicians across 45 organizations participating in a transportability study of an empirically supported adolescent treatment (i.e., MST). At 20% annually, turnover was lower than in the national mental health workforce (i.e., 50–60%). Clinician demographic, professional background, and perceptions of the treatment model and demands did not predict turnover. Perceptions of an emotionally demanding organizational climate, program salary level, and program case mix of youth did predict turnover.

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Title: Predictors of Workforce Turnover in a Transported Treatment Program
Authors: Ashli J. Sheidow
Sonja K. Schoenwald
H. Ryan Wagner
Charlene A. Allred
Barbara J. Burns
Publication date: 01-01-2007
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research / Issue 1/2007
Print ISSN: 0894-587X
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3289
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-006-0061-3

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