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Styles and Beliefs

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Residential Work

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Residential homes are often discussed as if they were all similar. In particular, when they are contrasted with domiciliary care, the factor that is common to all units, that of people living together, is taken to be more important than the differences between units. Even when we know that one place is better than another it may be difficult to explain our feelings.

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Clough, R. (1982). Styles and Beliefs. In: Residential Work. Practical Social Work. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16931-3_2

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