The Strengths Perspective in Social Work Practice: Extensions and Cautions

Social Work

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 296-305

  Saleebey, Dennis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Health; Resilience; Social work practice; Wellness

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORK;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL WORK, PSYCHIATRIC;

EID: 0030135499     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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