The contribution of training and supervision to perceived role competence, secondary traumatization, and burnout among domestic violence therapists

Clinical Supervisor

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 95-108

  Ben Porat, Anat ^a   Itzhaky, Haya ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Burnout; Domestic violence; Professional training; Role competence; Secondary traumatization; Supervision

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957978804     PISSN: 07325223     EISSN: 1545231X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07325223.2011.566089     Document Type: Article

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