Work-related trauma effects in child protection social workers

Journal of Social Service Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1-18

  Horwitz, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Child protection; Child welfare; Resilience; Secondary trauma; Social worker; Vicarious trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750213715     PISSN: 01488376     EISSN: 15407314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J079v32n03_01     Document Type: Article

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