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The family as a source of social support for older adults: Implications for gerontological social work 家庭是老年人社会支持的来源：对老年社会工作的影响

Journal of Social Work Pub Date : 2024-02-02 DOI: 10.1177/14680173231222612

Ivana Bražinová, Oldřich Chytil

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Changing children's public perception of social work: A narrative evaluation of an educational intervention about social services 改变儿童对社会工作的公众看法：社会服务教育干预的叙事评估

Journal of Social Work Pub Date : 2024-01-10 DOI: 10.1177/14680173231225427

Y. Weitz

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Book Review: Social work education and the grand challenges: Approaches to curricula and field education by R. Paul Maiden and Eugenia L. Weiss 书评：社会工作教育与重大挑战：R. Paul Maiden 和 Eugenia L. Weiss 合著的《课程和实地教育的方法

Journal of Social Work Pub Date : 2024-01-09 DOI: 10.1177/14680173231225106

Ning Zhao

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Book Review: Transforming social work field education: New insights from practice, research and scholarship by J.L. Drolet, G. Charles, S.M. McConnell, and M. Bogo 书评：改革社会工作实地教育：J.L. Drolet、G. Charles、S.M. McConnell 和 M. Bogo 合著的《实践、研究和学术的新见解

Journal of Social Work Pub Date : 2024-01-09 DOI: 10.1177/14680173231225110

A. Halarewicz

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Book Review: Foundations of art therapy supervision: Creating common ground for supervisees and supervisors by Yasmine J. Awais and Daniel Blausey 书评：艺术治疗督导的基础：Yasmine J. Awais 和 Daniel Blausey 著《为被督导者和督导者创造共同点

Journal of Social Work Pub Date : 2024-01-09 DOI: 10.1177/14680173231225108

Adam L Reynolds

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