Social work student attitudes on working with older clients

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 42, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 61-75

  Mason, Susan E ^a   Sanders, Gertrude R ^a  

^a YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Elderly clients; Fieldwork; Gerontology; Learning experiences; Social work education; Social work students and gerontology; Student attitudes; Student attitudes about older clients; Student choices in fieldwork

Indexed keywords

EID: 28244482831     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v42n03_05     Document Type: Article

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