Bless Me Father for I Have Sinned: Perspectives on Sexual Abuse Committed by Roman Catholic Priests

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A tremendous amount of media attention has been devoted to revealing sexual abuse perpetrated by Roman Catholic priests. These essays outline a clinical and research agenda for professionals dealing with clergy sexual abuse. They should enable research clinical professionals, and clergy to identify the relevant issues in the identification, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of child and adolescent sexual abuse committed by Roman Catholic priests. Leading experts in the field from the United States and Canada have offered their different perspectives on this compelling problem including victim profiles for determining who is at risk.

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.,."this is a very important contribution to the neglected area of research on the subject of clergy abuse..."-Heythrop Journal
...this is a very important contribution to the neglected area of research on the subject of clergy abuse...-Heythrop Journal
The essays, each of which ends in a substantial bibliography, explore what we know, sexuality in the priesthood, confronting sexual abusers, forensic psychological evaluations, neuropsychological findings, psychological treatment, prevention, victim survivors, and the current status and future objectives.-Theology Digest
There are some interesting findings in the volume...The authors approach this subject with compassion....a well-written, informative, and compassionate book. It is useful particularly for people who may be asked to forensically assist or treat victims of sexual abuse, as well as a good general introduction to this problem long shrouded in mystery.-American Journal of Psychotherapy
..."this is a very important contribution to the neglected area of research on the subject of clergy abuse..."-Heythrop Journal
"The essays, each of which ends in a substantial bibliography, explore what we know, sexuality in the priesthood, confronting sexual abusers, forensic psychological evaluations, neuropsychological findings, psychological treatment, prevention, victim survivors, and the current status and future objectives."-Theology Digest
"There are some interesting findings in the volume...The authors approach this subject with compassion....a well-written, informative, and compassionate book. It is useful particularly for people who may be asked to forensically assist or treat victims of sexual abuse, as well as a good general introduction to this problem long shrouded in mystery."-American Journal of Psychotherapy

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THOMAS G. PLANTE is Professor of Psychology at Santa Clara University and a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine.