Previous studies indicate that professional counselor self-efficacy is predictive of treatment
outcomes and vocational burnout. The aim of the current study was two-fold. First, the …

Providing treatment to those who have committed sexual offenses can be difficult and
challenging work. Older studies have suggested that service providers may experience …

Although sexuality counseling is an essential component in counselor education training,
research demonstrates that counselors lack competence and willingness to explore …

Counselors serving clients who have committed sexual offenses risk burnout, vicarious
trauma, and compassion fatigue, which often leads to decreased career longevity. The …

In the absence of specific sexuality training, the therapeutic relationship and treatment
outcome is often contingent on counseling professionals' ability to manage their own …

This research explores the pregnancy experiences of child psychotherapists, commencing
with a literature review examining pregnancy through a psychoanalytic lens. Existing …

The psychodynamic therapy technique is used in addressing a variety of mental health
concerns, including behaviors that are considered criminal. In this chapter, the …

The impact of workplace stress has been studied without the inclusion of forensic
psychologists. The present study investigated the way that forensic psychologists are …

Clinicians who treat sex offenders commonly struggle with the tension between
conceptualizing them as rehabilitative or instinctively predatory. On the one hand, there is …

The purpose of this study was to understand how human service professionals perceive
their self-efficacy and preparedness to engage and treat men who were sexually assaulted …