(Re)constructing Social Work: Exploring Social Work Through Text and Talk

ISBN-10: 1859724809
ISBN-13: 9781859724804
Pages: 188
Language: English
Published: 1996
Author: Peter James Camilleri

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Providing a thorough examination of the development and purpose of social work, this book looks at the discipline, asks what social workers do, and fundamentally questions their role

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