Blurring boundaries: An emotionally aware caregiver, social worker, and researcher

Qualitative Social Work

Volumn 15, Issue 5-6, 2016, Pages 682-695

  Camacho, David ^a  

^a School of Social Work ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

caregiving; Emotions; Latino; older adults; qualitative methodology; reflexivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993953176     PISSN: 14733250     EISSN: 17413117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1473325016652682     Document Type: Article

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