Therapeutic climate of sexual offender treatment programs

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 219-237

  Beech, Anthony ^a,b   Fordham, Ann Scott ^c  

^a Fair Mile Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c Merseyside Regional Forensic Psychiatry   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Group process; Group therapy; Sexual offender therapy; Sexual offending

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000540866     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02675066     Document Type: Article

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