Who heals the helper? Facilitating the social worker's grief

Families in Society

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 9-15

  Strom Gottfried, Kimberly ^a   Mowbray, Nikki D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b RJ Blackley Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center   (United States)

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EID: 33645521648     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.3479     Document Type: Review

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