Religion and Spirituality in Social Work Practice with Children and Adolescents: A Survey of Canadian Practitioners.
Empirical evidence about the relevance of religion/spirituality for children and adolescents contrasts with the limited number of studies inquiring about the role of religion/spirituality when working with this population. In response to this lack of knowledge, this study explored the professional a...
| Publicado en: | Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 153 - 168 |
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Springer Nature
Apr2018
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