Evidence-based practice in the social services implications for organizational change

Administration in Social Work

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 75-104

  Johnson, Michelle ^a   Austin, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Organizational change; Social services

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845369318     PISSN: 03643107     EISSN: 15444376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J147v30n03_06     Document Type: Article

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