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The power of relationship-based supervision in supporting social work retention: A case study from long-term ethnographic research in child protection

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The power of relationship-based supervision in supporting social work retention: A case study from long-term ethnographic research in child protection. / Warwick, Lisa; Beddoe, Liz; Leigh, Jadwiga et al.
In: Qualitative Social Work, Vol. 22, No. 5, 30.09.2023, p. 879-898.

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Warwick, L, Beddoe, L, Leigh, J, Disney, T, Ferguson, H & Cooner, TS 2023, 'The power of relationship-based supervision in supporting social work retention: A case study from long-term ethnographic research in child protection', Qualitative Social Work, vol. 22, no. 5, pp. 879-898. https://doi.org/10.1177/14733250221113015

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Warwick, L., Beddoe, L., Leigh, J., Disney, T., Ferguson, H., & Cooner, T. S. (2023). The power of relationship-based supervision in supporting social work retention: A case study from long-term ethnographic research in child protection. Qualitative Social Work, 22(5), 879-898. https://doi.org/10.1177/14733250221113015

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Warwick L, Beddoe L, Leigh J, Disney T, Ferguson H, Cooner TS. The power of relationship-based supervision in supporting social work retention: A case study from long-term ethnographic research in child protection. Qualitative Social Work. 2023 Sept 30;22(5):879-898. Epub 2022 Sept 7. doi: 10.1177/14733250221113015

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Warwick, Lisa ; Beddoe, Liz ; Leigh, Jadwiga et al. / The power of relationship-based supervision in supporting social work retention : A case study from long-term ethnographic research in child protection. In: Qualitative Social Work. 2023 ; Vol. 22, No. 5. pp. 879-898.

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