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Original Articles

Secondary Traumatic Stress of Service Providers who Practice with Survivors of Family or Sexual Violence: A National Survey of Social Workers

Pages 101-119 | Received 10 Feb 2010, Accepted 22 Nov 2010, Published online: 29 Jan 2011

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