title: The relationship between therapeutic termination and job satisfaction among medical social workers.
abstract: This article reports the results of a 1993 study of 144 social workers and other health professionals (who perform discharge planning functions) in short-term medical treatment settings. Due to numerous unplanned therapeutic terminations common in these facilities, an overall correlation between therapeutic termination issues and worker job satisfaction was preformed. A positive relationship between these two variables was found and the specific factors which constitute these variables were further explored. The results are discussed in relation to the potential implications this may have regarding overall job satisfaction for medical social workers. Recommendations for addressing these factors are suggested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Work, Georgian Court College, Lakewood, NJ 08701, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Resnick
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Dziegielewski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010351:Patient Discharge; D012947:Social Work; D012948:Social Work Department, Hospital; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires