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Why hospital mental health staff terminate employment
Perspectives in Psychiatric Care
|January 1, 1996
Abstract
Topic:
How hospital mental health staff make the decision to terminate employment.
Methods:
Subjects (N = 30) included mental health professionals formerly employed at a large Canadian psychiatric hospital. They were interviewed using Ebaugh's model of the role exit process to determine different dimensions of the existing process.
Findings:
The role exit process tended to cover a considerable time span, with notable potential for reversing the decisions.
Conclusion:
Staff who terminate employment due to job-related circumstances could be retained if active problem-solving measures were undertaken by the staff member and appropriate administrative personnel.