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: |
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Brent Khan, Associate Director, Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska, University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA. brent.khan@unmc.edu |
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Bill Baerentzen, Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska, University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA. mogens.baerentzen@unmc.edu |
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Zaeema Naveed, Department of Epidemiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health, USA Zaeema.naveed@unmc.edu |