Transforming the working definition of social work into the 21st century

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 324-338

  Ramsay, Richard F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Common whole; Conceptual framework; Definition; Social work; Transformation

Indexed keywords

EID: 21144446246     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049731503013003007     Document Type: Article

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