Helping victims of terrorism: What makes social work effective?

Social Work

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 335-343

  Itzhaky, Haya ^a   Dekel, Rachel ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Distress; Effectiveness; Empowerment; Growth; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL WORK; TERRORISM; VICTIM;

ADULT; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL WORK; TERRORISM;

EID: 34248600503     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: 15456846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/50.4.335     Document Type: Article

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