C. Resnick et Sf. Dziegielewski, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THERAPEUTIC TERMINATION AND JOB-SATISFACTIONAMONG MEDICAL SOCIAL-WORKERS, Social work in health care, 23(3), 1996, pp. 17-33
This article reports the results of a 1993 study of 144 social workers
and other health professionals (who perform discharge planning functi
ons) in short-term medical treatment settings, Due to numerous unplann
ed therapeutic terminations common in these facilities, an overall cor
relation between therapeutic termination issues and worker job satisfa
ction was preformed, A positive relationship between these two variabl
es was found and the specific factors which constitute these variables
were further explored, The results are discussed in relation to the p
otential implications this may have regarding overall job satisfaction
for medical social workers. Recommendations for addressing these fact
ors are suggested.