Social work's professional and social justice projects: Discourses in conflict

Journal of Progressive Human Services

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-69

  Olson, Jeffrey J ^a  

^a Oglala Lakota College   (United States)

Author keywords

Professionalization; Social justice; Social problems; Social work

Indexed keywords

EID: 36148981462     PISSN: 10428232     EISSN: 15407616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J059v18n01_04     Document Type: Article

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