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Rural social work practice in the United States and Australia

A comparison

Joan Saltman

School of Applied Social Sciences, West Virginia University, PO Box 6830, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA, joansalt{at}aol.com

Joanne Gumpert

School of Social Work, Marywood University, 2300 Adams Avenue, Scranton, PA 18509, USA

Kandie Allen-Kelly

School of Social Work, Australia Catholic University, PO Box 256, Dickson, ACT 2602, Australia

Joanna Zubrzycki

School of Social Work, Australia Catholic University, PO Box 256, Dickson, ACT 2602, Australia

A comparison of social work practice in rural areas of the United States and Australia reflects similar characteristics. Findings add support to the assertion that there are particular qualities to practice in the rural context that are embedded in the subtleties of shaping social work roles to fit into rural culture.

International Social Work, Vol. 47, No. 4, 515-531 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/0020872804046258
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