Challenging endings: First year MSW interns' experiences with forced termination and discussion points for supervisory guidance

Clinical Social Work Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 79-90

  Gelman, Caroline Rosenthal ^a   Fernandez, Phyllis ^b   Hausman, Nathalie ^c   Miller, Sarah ^d   Weiner, Michael ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Calvary Hospital   (United States)

^c Riverdale Mental Health Clinic ^*  (United States)

^d Riverdale Mental Health Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Forced termination; Social work interns

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248362032     PISSN: 00911674     EISSN: 15733343     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10615-007-0076-6     Document Type: Article

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