Focusing on the Positive and Avoiding Negativity in Sexual Offender Treatment

Sexual Offender Treatment: Controversial Issues

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 187-197

  Fernandez, Yolanda M ^a,b  

^a Millhaven Institution   (Canada)

^b Rockwood Psychological Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benefcial changes in treatment; Effectiveness of treatment; Therapeutic endeavor; Therapist characteristics; Therapists delivering treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889279280     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470713457.ch13     Document Type: Chapter

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