Localising Social Work: Lessons Learnt from a Community Based Intervention amongst the Bedouin in Jordan

Social Work Education

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 962-972

  Al Makhamreh, Sahar ^a   Hasna, Fadia ^b   Hundt, Gillian Lewando ^c   Al Smairan, Mohammad ^d   Alzaroo, Salah ^e  

^a AL BALQA APPLIED UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^d AL AL BAYT UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^e Ministry of Labour   (Palestine)

Author keywords

Bedouin Health; Community Based Teaching; Cultural Competence; Jordan; Localised Social Work Practice; Social Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868311553     PISSN: 02615479     EISSN: 14701227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02615479.2011.610787     Document Type: Article

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