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Professionalisation for what? Reflections on social work practices with asylum seekers at the interface between spatial proximity, emotional distress and professional distance

Professionalizzazione per cosa? Riflessioni sulle pratiche di lavoro sociale con i richiedenti asilo all’interfaccia tra prossimità spaziale, disagio emotivo e distanza professionale

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