Safety Training in Social Work Education: A National Survey

Journal of Teaching in Social Work

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 95-113

  Reeser, Linda Cherrey ^a   Wertkin, Robert A ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Safety training; Social work field education; Violence prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011485064     PISSN: 08841233     EISSN: 15407349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J067v21n01_07     Document Type: Article

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