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Social workers: a new precariat? Precarity conditions of mental health social workers working in the non-profit sector in Greece

Κοινωνικοί Λειτουργοί: Ένα νέο πρεκαριάτο? Οι συνθήκες επισϕάλειας για τις/τους επαγγελματίες κοινωνικές/κούς λειτουργούς ψυχικής υγείας που εργάζονται στον μη κερδοσκοπικό τομέα στην Ελλάδα

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