Thoughts on the use of knowledge in social work practice

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 278-284

  Cnaan, Ram A ^a   Dichter, Melissa E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Profession; Scientific knowledge; Social work history

Indexed keywords

EID: 44649113105     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: 15527581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049731506296165     Document Type: Article

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