Who do we think we are?: Self and reflexivity in social work practice

Qualitative Social Work

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 281-299

  Butler, Avril ^a   Ford, Deirdre ^a   Tregaskis, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Creative autobiography; Feminist; Mental health; Narratives; Professional identity; Use of self

Indexed keywords

EID: 46349094003     PISSN: 14733250     EISSN: 17413117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1473325007080402     Document Type: Article

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