How can teams in social work be strengthened? An example from a two-year project among social workers in child welfare.
This article aims to present and discuss results from team-strengthening activities carried out in an implementation study among child welfare social workers. The study builds on previous research by one of the authors, on working conditions among social workers in child welfare, where survey data w...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Social Work Practice Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 37 - 52 |
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Mar2025
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