Investigating social work students' perceptions of elders' vulnerability and resilience

Social Work in Mental Health

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 307-324

  Kane, Michael N ^a   Lacey, Debra ^a   Green, Diane ^b  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BARRY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageism; Depression; Elders; Oppression; Resilience; Substance abuse; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449100454     PISSN: 15332985     EISSN: 15332993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332980802052035     Document Type: Article

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