Critical commentary: Social work ethics

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1238-1249

  Banks, Sarah ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Moral philosophy; Professional ethics; Social work ethics

Indexed keywords

EID: 51849164610     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcn099     Document Type: Article

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