Life Changing: The Experience of Rape-Crisis Work

Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 146-159

  Clemans, Shantih E ^a  

^a YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Feminist standpoint theory; Rape crisis centers; Secondary traumatic stress; Vicarious victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442449256     PISSN: 08861099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886109903262758     Document Type: Review

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