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Lessons Learned From a Web-Based Study of Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drug Problems Among Social Workers in the USA

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This paper discusses methodological issues that emerged during the design and implementation of a large-scale survey of licensed social workers in the USA. Benefits and challenges of survey research are identified. The paper provides recommendations for future workforce studies and surveys that assess behavioral health problems.

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  1. New York University Silver School of Social Work, New York, NY, 10003, USA

    Jeffrey T. Steen, Taylor Kravitz & S. Lala A. Straussner

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Steen, J.T., Kravitz, T. & Straussner, S.L.A. Lessons Learned From a Web-Based Study of Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drug Problems Among Social Workers in the USA. Int J Ment Health Addiction 16, 975–980 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-017-9820-5

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