Working with Hindu Clients in a Spiritually Sensitive Manner

Social Work

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-38

  Hodge, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dharma; Diversity; Hinduism; Religion; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; RELIGION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

CULTURE; HINDUISM; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1442357861     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/49.1.27     Document Type: Article

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