Sexual violence counselors’ reflections on supervision: Using stories to mitigate vicarious traumatization

Journal of Poetry Therapy

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-16

  Sommer, Carol A ^a   Cox, Jane A ^b  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Fairy tales; Narrative; Sexual violence counselor; Stories; Supervision; Vicarious traumatization

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955957351     PISSN: 08893675     EISSN: 15672344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08893670600565587     Document Type: Article

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