Integrity in professional life: Issues of conduct, commitment and capacity

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2168-2184

  Banks, Sarah ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Codes of conduct; Professional integrity; Professional values; Virtue ethics

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651304290     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcp152     Document Type: Article

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