Bullying of social workers: Outcomes of a grounded study into impacts and interventions

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 638-655

  Van Heugten, Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bullying; Bystanders; Social support; Social workers; Workplace

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949305967     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcp003     Document Type: Article

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