Boundaries in carework: A case study of domestic violence shelter advocates in the USA

Global Public Health

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 464-476

  Wies, J R ^a  

^a XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundaries; Domestic violence; Professionalisation

Indexed keywords

BUILDING; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER; ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONALISM; RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SHIFT WORKER; SKILL; SOCIAL WORK; STAFF; VICTIM;

ADULT; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; ATTITUDE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; MALE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PROFESSIONAL ROLE;

EID: 69249100153     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441690902815470     Document Type: Conference Paper

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