Assessing student social workers' professional suitability: Comparing university procedures in England

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1481-1498

  Currer, Caroline ^a,b  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Misconduct; Professional regulation; Social work education; Suitability; Termination of training

Indexed keywords

EID: 71949092185     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcn056     Document Type: Article

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