Open AccessSocial work in mental retardation
Author(s) -
Yolanda Herring
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
curationis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.408
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2223-6279
pISSN - 0379-8577
DOI - 10.4102/curationis.v3i3.278
Subject(s) - field (mathematics) , work (physics) , psychology , social work , mental health , sociology , social psychology , psychiatry , political science , engineering , mechanical engineering , mathematics , pure mathematics , law
In this article the field of mental retardation will be examined focusing on the changes that have taken place in this field. In so doing an attempt will be made to indicate that because of these changes, new ideas and attitudes, the role of the social worker has emerged as a very important one