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Journal of Teaching in Social Work Volume 36, 2016 - Issue 4: Social Work Continuing Education
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Continuing Education for the Emerging Social Work Profession in China: The Experiment in Shenzhen

Ching Man LamDepartment of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong KongCorrespondence[email protected]
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Miu Chung YanSchool of Social Work, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaView further author information
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Yan LiangDepartment of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong KongView further author information
Pages 390-406 | Published online: 28 Jul 2016

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