Retention of Direct Care Workers

Barriers and Promoters of Retention of Direct Care Workers in Community Mental Health Agencies is a research paper available to read or download, click to see the PDF.

Demand for behavioral health direct-care providers is increasing due to a shortage of licensed behavioral health providers. However, high turnover has been reported among them with limited exploratory research. The present study aimed to identify a wide variety of barriers and promoters of retention and strategies to retain direct care workers.

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Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health, USA

*Corresponding Author:
984395 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-4395.
Phone: 402-559-5387
Fax: 402-552-3683
swatanabe@unmc.edu


brent_khan.jpg Brent Khan, Associate Director, Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska, University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA.

brent.khan@unmc.edu

Mogens_Bill_Baerentzen_2019_headshot.jpg Bill Baerentzen, Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska, University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA.

mogens.baerentzen@unmc.edu

naveed_zaeema.jpg Zaeema Naveed, Department of Epidemiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health, USA

Zaeema.naveed@unmc.edu