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The Effect of Adolescent Sex Offender Abuse History on Counselor Attitudes
Author(s) -
Carone Stacia S.,
LaFleur N. Kenneth
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of addictions and offender counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2161-1874
pISSN - 1055-3835
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1874.2000.tb00142.x
Subject(s) - psychology , sexual abuse , clinical psychology , psychiatry , suicide prevention , poison control , medicine , medical emergency
Counseling students' judgments of adolescent sex offenders with sexual or physical abuse histories were examined. Sexually abused offenders were more desirable as prospective clients than were nonabused offenders. Sexually abused counselors desired to see physically abused offenders as clients over sexually abused offenders. Implications for counseling are presented.