Effects of a psychoeducational group intervention for children victims of sexual abuse

Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 143-160

  Hébert, Martine ^a   Tourigny, Marc ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Group intervention; Program evaluation; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960951666     PISSN: 19361521     EISSN: 1936153X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19361521003726930     Document Type: Article

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