Clergy Sexual Misconduct: A Systems Approach to Prevention, Intervention and Oversight - Softcover

Thoburn, John; Baker, Rob

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0983271305 ISBN 13: 9780983271307

Publisher: Gentle Path Press, 2011

Synopsis

Research reveals that nearly ten percent of pastors have adulterous affairs and fifteen percent are addicted to internet pornography. Clergy Sexual Misconduct addresses how prevention, education, and treatment interventions can positively impact all levels of the clergy system. Numerous contributing experts share guidance on how individuals, families, congregants, and denominations can achieve recovery and reconciliation through a systemic approach.

John Thoburn, MDiv, PhD, has provided years of research articles and presentations on clergy sexual misconduct. He is an associate professor of clinical psychology at Seattle Pacific University. He is a licensed psychologist, board certified in couple and family psychology, and a former ordained minister with a Masters of Divinity.

Rob Baker, MA, is a Washington State licensed marriage and family therapist and licensed mental health counselor. He has had experience as a certified affiliate sex offender treatment provider and is currently a certified sex addiction therapist and certified sex addiction therapist supervisor/consultant through the International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals.

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About the Author

John Thoburn: Dr. John Thoburn has provided years of research articles and presentations on clergy sexual misconduct. He is Associate Professor of clinical psychology at Seattle Pacific University. He is a licensed psychologist and board certified in couple and family psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology. He is a former ordained minister with a M.Div. from Fuller Theological Seminary and a Ph.D. from Fuller Graduate School of Psychology.
Rob Baker: Rob Baker, M.A., is a Washington State Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Licensed Mental Health Counselor with more than twenty-four years of experience working with individuals, couples, groups, and as a workshop presenter. Rob has had experience as a Washington State Certified Affiliate Sex Offender Treatment Provider as part of a sexual deviancy treatment team and is currently a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist and Certified Sex Addiction Therapist Supervisor/Consultant through the International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals.

Edition details

• Publisher: Gentle Path Press
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0983271305
• ISBN 13: 9780983271307
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 253