Fostering client connections with alcoholics anonymous: A framework for social workers in various practice settings

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 45-61

  Caldwell, Paul Elliott ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcoholics Anonymous; Dropout; Human services; Social workers

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; COUNSELING; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; REVIEW; SELF HELP; SOCIAL WORKER;

ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIAL WORK, PSYCHIATRIC;

EID: 0032769320     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J010v28n04_04     Document Type: Review

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