Professional Sexual Misconduct in Institutions

Causes and Consequences, Prevention and Intervention
2014
ISBN: 978-0-88937-444-7
Verlag: Hogrefe Publishing GmbH

Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 391 g

Essential reading about a notoriously difficult problem: how abusive professionals manipulate their clients and what we as organizations and individuals can do about it.
Professional sexual misconduct (PSM) is a problem that is notoriously difficult to address and that can be a minefield for all concerned – for victims, for the institutions where it takes place –, and also because outstanding and supposedly responsible members of society may be accused of abuse.
Here, Werner Tschan, one of the world’s leading experts in dealing with PSM, outlines an up-to-date approach to PSM and professional disruptive behaviors. He describes practical ways to prevent PSM, as well as effective treatments for victims and to rehabilitate offenders or those accused. Using examples from real-life cases from around the world, he also discusses how PSM is a societal problem and what we can do to stop it. Recent headline cases involving a variety of organizations – medical, media, church, schools, sport, industry – show that institutions can be ideal environments for PSM, and so great emphasis is placed in this volume on preventive measures that we can and must take at an institutional level.
With clear, jargon-free writing this book is essential reading for all professionals interested in preventing and dealing with PSM, as well as of interest to victims and their families.

Zielgruppe

Managers, administrators, and other professionals in areas such as health, education,
sports, justice.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tschan, Werner

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Kindesmissbrauch, Sexueller Missbrauch, Häusliche Gewalt
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Sozialwirtschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gewalt und Diskriminierung: Soziale Aspekte
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensführung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wirtschaftssoziologie, Arbeitssoziologie, Organisationssoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Dienste, Soziale Organisationen
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Schulleitung, Schulentwicklung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Gesundheitswirtschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword
Dedication
Preface
Survivor’s Voice: A True Story of an Elderly Man
Reaching Out for Help
1 Introduction
1.1. Historical Background; 1.2 Children’s Lies – The Backlash
After 1900; 1.3 The End of “Hystories”; 1.4 Developments
in Europe; 1.5 New Penal Codes; 1.6 Public Awareness;
1.7 Awareness Psychology
2 How to Understand Survivors’ Reactions
2.1 Attachment Theory; 2.2 Trauma and Its Consequences;
2.3 Delayed Onset of Symptoms; 2.4 Overcoming
Trauma; 2.5 Society’s Answer to Trauma
3 What Is PSM and How Does it Happen
3.1 What Is PSM?; 3.2 What Is the Magnitude of PSM?; 3.3
The spectrum of offense; 3.4 Who Becomes a Victim of
PSM?; 3.5 What Are the Consequences of PSM?; 3.6 How
Can PSM Be Discovered?; 3.7 False Accusations of PSM;
3.8 What Helps Victims of PSM?; 3.9 Liability Questions;
3.10 Who Becomes an Offender Professional?; 3.11 Sexuality
and PSM; 3.12 Punishment or Treatment?
4 PSM in Various Disciplines
4.1 Health Care Professionals; 4.2 Psychotherapy and
Counseling; 4.3 Social Work; 4.4 Care Homes; 4.5 Religion;
4.6 Education; 4.7 Sports and Leisure Time Activities; 4.8
Justice System; 4.9 Military
5 The Overlap with Workplace Violence
5.1 The Culture of Organizations as a Management Task;
5.2 Sexual Harassment; 5.3 Bullying; 5.4 Stalking; 5.5
Physical Violence; 5.6 The Decision-Making Process; 5.7
Problem-Solving Attempts; 5.8 Prevention of Workplace
Violence
6 The Impact of PSM on Survivors, Institutions, and
Professionals
6.1 From Victim to Survivor; 6.2 Consequences for
Offender Professionals; 6.3 Consequences for the Institution;
6.4 Consequences for Society
7 Treatment of Survivors
7.1 Realizing; 7.2 Finding Help; 7.3 Processing; 7.4 Integration;
7.5 Overcoming; 7.6 Healing; 7.7 From Victim to
Offender
8 Why Do Professionals Commit Sexual Offenses?
8.1 The First Meeting; 8.2 Treatment Procedure; 8.3 The
Path to PSM; 8.4 Offender Strategies; 8.5 Homework During
the Treatment Program; 8.6 Evaluation and Termination
of Program; 8.7 Prognosis
9 Prevention of PSM in Institutions
9.1 Effective Complaint Mechanisms; 9.2 False Accusations;
9.3 The Decision-Making Process; 9.4 An Integrated
Approach
10 Boundary Training
10.1 A New Paradigm: Rehabilitation After PSM; 10.2 The
24 Modules; 10.3 Who Should Undergo Boundary Training?;
10.4 Boundary Training in Professional Formation
and Further Development; 10.5 We Don’t Need to Re-
Invent the Wheel
11 Assessment and Rehabilitation of Affected Professionals
11.1 Assessment; 11.2 Rehabilitation Program; 11.3 Critical
Questions; 11.4 Case Consultation and Supervision;
11.5 Economic Consequences; 11.6 Risk Management
12 Prevention Overview
12.1 Victim Counseling Services and Other Requirements;
12.2 Curricular Integration; 12.3 Paradigm Shift in Justice;
12.4 The Three Pillar Model for Effective Prevention

Über Autor(innen)

Werner Tschan, MD, runs a private practice in psychiatry in Siwtzerland. He serves on the Advisory Board
of AdvocateWeb. He gives lectures and workshops worldwide, and has published numerous articles on
the subject of professional sexual misconduct (PSM). Dr. Tschan undertook his postgraduate training at
the University of Mainz, Germany on the treatment of sexual offenders. This, together with his master’s
degree in Applied Ethics at Zurich University, gives him the professional background to answer ethically
challenging questions. He has dedicated much of his professional career to the prevention of interpersonal
violence and received recognition for this in being given the AdvocateWeb award Boundary Angel in
“recognition of worldwide dedication to victims of sexual exploitation” in 2006.
Dr. Tschan provides solutions for professionals and institutions in how to deal with PSM as well as assists
regulating authorities in improving legal proceedings and interventions. In close cooperation with colleagues
he has developed a modular-based boundary training program for the rehabilitation of professionals
after PSM. Werner Tschan has served as chair of several task forces on the behalf of state or national
medical associations to study the problem of PSM among health care professionals. He was a member
of the German government Round Rable Against Sexual Abuse. He is also involved in the postgraduate
training of professionals from various backgrounds (physicians, mental health professionals, the clergy,
forensic professionals, human resource management, and lawyers), as well as performing assessments
of impaired professionals and being involved in their treatment and rehabilitation.