This article reports on a study of a small group of social workers who
are or have been coordinators of health-based sexual assault services
in New South Wales, Australia. What does working in this area of
practice mean for these women? How has being daily witnesses to
sexual assault affected their lives professionally and personally? This
article aims to give voice to and thereby gain some understanding of
these workers' experiences.
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