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Journal of Social Work Practice
Psychotherapeutic Approaches in Health, Welfare and the Community
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Unconscious Aspects of Statutory Mental Health Social Work: Emotional Labour and the Approved Mental Health Professional

Pages 429-443 | Published online: 29 Apr 2010

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