Close but not too close. Distant but not too distant : Reflections on the client-social worker relationship from single mothers and social workers in Australia, USA, Canada, Russia and Norway

In this explorative and comparative article a suitable social distance in the client-social worker relationship will be in focus. When do clients need a social worker “as if she is a friend” and when do they appreciate a professional “as if she is a stranger”? How does context have an impact on what...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Siv Oltedal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Stavanger 2015-03-01
Series:Journal of Comparative Social Work
Online Access:http://journal.uia.no/index.php/JCSW/article/view/210