Mental health difficulties and the support needs of social work students: Dilemmas, tensions and contradictions

Social Work Education

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 446-460

  Collins, Stewart ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mental Health; Social Work Students; Support

Indexed keywords

EID: 85055354483     PISSN: 02615479     EISSN: 14701227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02615470600738809     Document Type: Article

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