The two embedded research functions of heuristic case practice

Australian Social Work

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 328-341

  Poulter, Jim ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Heuristic; Interventive; Modelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 85045160991     PISSN: 0312407X     EISSN: 14470748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03124070600833279     Document Type: Article

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