Integrating Spirituality into Professional Education: A Challenging but Feasible Task

Journal of Teaching in Social Work

Volumn 22, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 103-130

  Ai, Amy L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Multidisciplinary approach; Religion; Social work education; Spiritual well being; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011436315     PISSN: 08841233     EISSN: 15407349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J067v22n01_08     Document Type: Article

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