Social work in the UK and the global labour market: Recruitment, practice and ethical considerations

International Social Work

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-40

  Welbourne, Penelope ^a   Harrison, Gai ^a   Ford, Deirdre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethical recruitment; Overseas recruitment; Overseas social workers' training

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845384655     PISSN: 00208728     EISSN: 14617234     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020872807071480     Document Type: Article

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