The competence of Hong Kong social work students in working with victims of the 2004 tsunami disaster

Kwong-Leung Tang; Chau-Kiu Cheung

doi:10.1177/0020872807076053

The competence of Hong Kong social work students in working with victims of the 2004 tsunami disaster

Kwong-Leung Tang, Chau-Kiu Cheung

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Abstract

Social workers' competence in international disaster relief work involves making expedient use of services and resources. Their competence develops from their individual autonomy and experiences of empowerment. The hypothesis in this article was developed from a survey of 215 social work students from Hong Kong involved in disaster relief.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	405-417
Journal	International Social Work
Volume	50
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0020872807076053
Publication status	Published - May 2007
Externally published	Yes

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Autonomy
Competence
Empowerment international relief
Self-determination
Tsunami

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