The impact of role ambiguity, role conflict, and the need for clarity on social work practice for social workers in medical settings

Journal of the Social Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 226-

  Al Garni, Mohammed ^a  

^a UMM AL QURA UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Medical setting; Need for clarity; Role ambiguity; Role conflict; Social work practice

Indexed keywords

SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 0038292112     PISSN: 02531097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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