The role of religion and spirituality in social work practice: Views and experiences of social workers and students

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 617-637

  Gilligan, Philip ^a   Furness, Sheila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cultural competence; Religion; Sensitive interventions; Social work; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745622822     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bch252     Document Type: Article

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