Therapeutic forgiveness: Developing a model for empowering victims of sexual abuse

Clinical Social Work Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 193-207

  Walton, Elaine ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forgiveness; Healing; Intervention; Psychotherapy; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 21644475436     PISSN: 00911674     EISSN: 15733343     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10615-005-3532-1     Document Type: Article

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