A theoretical empowerment framework for transdisciplinary team building

Australian Social Work

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 228-232

  Whiteside, Mary ^a   Tsey, Komla ^b   Cadet James, Yvonne ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community work; Empowerment; Indigenous issues

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958777421     PISSN: 0312407X     EISSN: 14470748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0312407X.2010.537351     Document Type: Article

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