Secondary trauma in the legal professions, a clinical perspective.
This article describes the importance of being aware of secondary trauma in lawyers, interpreters, judges, police, forensic physicians and other professionals that work with traumatized clients. In addition, it presents a psycho-educational model developed by the author to address secondary trauma among those associated with the legal and clinical professions.
Fischman
Yael
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Institute for Study of Psychosocial Trauma, California, USA. dr.yaelfischman@sbcglobal.net
D001364:Awareness; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D033241:Lawyers; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010820:Physicians; D016495:Police; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*