The Challenges of Writing Opinion Pieces in Social Work: A National Online Survey of Swedish Social Workers' Experiences of Influencing Public Opinion.
Social workers have an important role to play and a voice to make heard in the public debate. They can make a difference both by working in preventive social work and by taking part in the shaping of public opinion. Being visible and active in the public debate about social work and social policy is...
| Publicado en: | British Journal of Social Work Vol. 49; no. 6; pp. 1395 - 1415 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Sep2019
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