The social work profession and subjective well-being: The impact of a profession on overall subjective well-being

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1553-1572

  Graham, John R ^a   Shier, Micheal L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

education; professional affiliation; social workers; Subjective well being; workplace

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955002392     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcp049     Document Type: Article

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