Contemplative theory and practice for social work

Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 259-274

  Sherman, Edmund ^a   Siporin, Max ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical and spiritual aspects; Contemplative theory; Mindfulness practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 65749287671     PISSN: 15426432     EISSN: 15426440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15426430802202179     Document Type: Article

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