Social Work in Australia

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School Social Work in Australia
Jung-Sook Lee a a

School of Social Sciences, University of New South Wales Published online: 07 Jun 2012.

To cite this article: Jung-Sook Lee (2012): School Social Work in Australia, Australian Social Work, 65:4, 552-570 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0312407X.2012.675343

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School Social Work in Australia
Jung-Sook Lee*
School of Social Sciences, University of New South Wales

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Abstract This study explores the current state of social work services in Australian schools. A total of 65 social workers

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