Empowering African Americans through social work practice: Integrating an afrocentric perspective, ego psychology, and spirituality

Families in Society

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 229-235

  Manning, Maxwel C ^a   Cornelius, Llewellyn J ^a   Okundaye, Joshua Nosa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

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EID: 3142722833     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.325     Document Type: Review

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