Health social worker discourses on research knowledge utilisation – ideal in theory, distance in practice?
This study analyses responses to an open-ended survey question and directs attention to discourse around research knowledge utilisation in health social work (HSW) in Sweden. The central finding is the projection of three subject positions: a research-oriented HSW, a research-distanced HSW and a pat...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Social Work Practice Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 19 - 33 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Mar2026
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