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Published in partnership with the National Association of Social Workers (NASW Press)
Oxford University Press has partnered with the NASW on the Encyclopedia of Social Work, a continuously updated online collaboration building off the classic reference work.
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International Social Work and Social Welfare: Australia and Pacific Islands
"The diverse populations that live in the border environment are self-reliant and distrust outsiders. This most salient fact creates opportunities for social work programs to adopt the person-in-the-environment approach to assessment. ..." – By Kylie Agllias and Mel Gray
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Turner, John Brister
"Turner held many professional positions in his career. He served on the faculties of the School of Social Work at Atlanta University, the University of Georgia in Athens, and at Case Western Reserve University where he also served as Dean. ..." – By Sadye L. M. Logan
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