Implications of treating family violence for the therapist: Secondary traumatization, vicarious traumatization, and growth

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 507-515

  Ben Porat, Anat ^a   Itzhaky, Haya ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Family violence therapists; Growth; Secondary traumatization; Vicarious traumatization

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350022450     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-009-9249-0     Document Type: Article

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