A comparative survey of aotearoa New Zealand and UK social workers on the role of religion and spirituality in practice

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 602-621

  Stirling, Blair ^a   Furman, Leola Dyrud ^b   Benson, Perry W ^b   Canda, Edward R ^c   Grimwood, Cordelia ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Religion; Social work education; Social work practice; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949293841     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcp008     Document Type: Article

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