Making the transition: Comparing research on newly qualified social workers with other professions

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1340-1356

  Moriarty, Jo ^a   Manthorpe, Jill ^a   Stevens, Martin ^a   Hussein, Shereen ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

education and training; inter professional comparisons; newly qualified professionals; scoping review

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054930202     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcr031     Document Type: Article

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