The Relation of Secondary Traumatization to Therapists' Perceptions of the Working Alliance With Clients Who Commit Sexual Abuse

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 461-467

  Carmel, Melissa J Sheehy ^a   Friedlander, Myrna L ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

burnout; secondary traumatization; sex abuse; sex offender; working alliance

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650148384     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015422     Document Type: Article

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