Factors influencing vicarious traumatization for therapists of survivors of sexual victimization

Journal of Trauma Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 47-60

  Trippany, Robyn L ^a   Wilcoxon, S Allen ^b   Satcher, Jamie F ^b  

^a Troy State University Montgomery   (Albania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Compassion fatigue; Secondary traumatic stress; Sexual trauma therapy; Vicarious trauma traumatization

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542525641     PISSN: 15362922     EISSN: 15362930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J189v02n01_03     Document Type: Article

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