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Working with sibling incest: maintaining the balance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 February 2016

Karen Flanagan  and
Janet Patterson
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Abstract

This article presents the work of the Child Sexual Abuse Treatment Program and Adolescent Sex Offender Treatment Program, auspiced by the Children's Protection Society. The focus is upon their experiences in working with families in which sibling incest has occurred. It outlines the philosophy, principles and model of the program, gives an overview of the demographic data and client profiles, and finally reflects on practice observations relating to issues which have emerged in their work.

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Research Article
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Children Australia , Volume 21 , Issue 2 , 1996 , pp. 12 - 16
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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