Specialization in Social Work Practice: Effects on Interventions in the Personal Social Services

Journal of Social Work

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-46

  Blom, Bj÷rn ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

alternative organizational model; specialist vs generalist practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846133120     PISSN: 14680173     EISSN: 1741296X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468017304042419     Document Type: Article

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