Early-life adversity and choice of the social work profession

Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 31-47

  Olson, Carole J ^a   Royse, David ^b  

^a EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Early experience; Occupational choice; Psychosocial trauma; Social work education

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749477623     PISSN: 15433714     EISSN: 15433722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J394v03n02_02     Document Type: Article

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