Exploring stress resilience in trainee social workers: The role of emotional and social competencies

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 261-275

  Kinman, Gail ^a   Grant, Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Resilience; well being; work related stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952978332     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcq088     Document Type: Article

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