Practice with immigrants and refugees: Social worker and client perspectives

Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work

Volumn 9, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 73-92

  Russell, Mary N ^a   White, Bonnie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Family Services of Greater Vancouver   (Canada)

Author keywords

Immigrants; Practice; Qualitative research; Refugees

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937334082     PISSN: 15313204     EISSN: 15313212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J051v09n03_04     Document Type: Article

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