title: Predictors of workforce turnover in a transported treatment program.
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.
authors.affiliation: Family Services Research Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, 67 President Street, 250861, Charleston, SC, USA. sheidoaj@musc.edu
authors.forename: Ashli J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Sheidow
authors.forename: Sonja K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Schoenwald
authors.forename: H Ryan
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: Charlene A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Allred
authors.forename: Barbara J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Burns
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services; D008875:Middle Aged; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010558:Personnel Loyalty; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D014481:United States; D016526:Workload