Effects of Culturally Sophisticated Agencies on Latino Social Workers

Social Work

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 624-631

  Gant, Lorry M ^a   Gutierrez, Lorraine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural sophistication; Latino; Occupational stress; Psychological stress; Social workers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039692043     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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