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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Stavanger
2015-03-01
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Series: | Journal of Comparative Social Work |
Online Access: | http://journal.uia.no/index.php/JCSW/article/view/210 |