Social Work Supervisor Liability: Risk Factors and Strategies for Risk Reduction

Administration in Social Work

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 57-72

  Lynch, Joseph G ^a   Versen, Gregory R ^a  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Malpractice; Risk reduction; Sexual misconduct; Supervisor liability; Vicarious liability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344197973     PISSN: 03643107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J147v27n02_05     Document Type: Review

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