(Re) shaping social work: An Australian case study

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 144-160

  McDonald, Catherine ^a   Chenoweth, Lesley ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Institutional change; The future of social work; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 59449093547     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcm094     Document Type: Article

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