Social work practice in conflict-ridden areas: Cultural sensitivity is not enough

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 873-891

  Baum, Nehami ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Conflict ridden areas; Cultural sensitivity; Israelipalestinian conflict; Social work practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249146323     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcl050     Document Type: Article

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