Emerging areas of practice for mental health social workers: Education and employment

Australian Social Work

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 28-44

  Shankar, Janki ^a   Martin, Jennifer ^b   McDonald, Catherine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mental illness; Psychiatric recovery; Supported education; Supported employment; Welfare to work policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650593804     PISSN: 0312407X     EISSN: 14470748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03124070802626893     Document Type: Article

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