Providing psychological intervention following traumatic events: Understanding and managing psychologists’ own stress reactions

Educational Psychology in Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 91-104

  Hayes, Ben ^a   Frederickson, Norah ^b  

^a Kent Psychology Service   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crisis support; Reactions; Self care; Stress; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952173100     PISSN: 02667363     EISSN: 14695839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02667360802019123     Document Type: Article

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