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Bless Me Father for I Have Sinned: Perspectives on Sexual Abuse Committed by Roman Catholic Priests First Edition
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- ISBN-100275963861
- ISBN-13978-0275963866
- EditionFirst Edition
- PublisherPraeger
- Publication dateSeptember 30, 1999
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions9.48 x 6.4 x 0.79 inches
- Print length200 pages
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Editorial Reviews
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?...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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Product details
- Publisher : Praeger; First Edition (September 30, 1999)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 200 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0275963861
- ISBN-13 : 978-0275963866
- Lexile measure : 1360L
- Item Weight : 1.1 pounds
- Dimensions : 9.48 x 6.4 x 0.79 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #6,506,697 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,634 in Medical Adolescent Psychology
- #1,891 in Sociology Books on Abuse
- #2,252 in Popular Adolescent Psychology
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About the author

Thomas G. Plante, Ph.D., ABPP is the Augustin Cardinal Bea, S.J. University Professor, professor of psychology, and by courtesy, religious studies, at Santa Clara University. He also is director of the Applied Spirituality Institute and a scholar in residence of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University as well. He is also an adjunct clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine and maintains a private clinical practice in Menlo Park, CA. He currently serves as editor-in-chief of the journal, Spirituality in Clinical Practice. He has published 29 books including most recently, Living Ethically in an Unethical World and Spiritually Informed Therapy. He has published over 250 journal articles and book chapters as well. He has been frequently featured in most major national and international media outlets such as CNN, Time Magazine, NBC Nightly News, and the PBS News Hour. He has evaluated or treated more than 1,000 priests and applicants to the priesthood and diaconate in the Catholic and Episcopal churches and has served as a consultant for a number of Church dioceses and religious orders. Time Magazine referred to him (April 1, 2002) as one of "three leading (American) Catholics." He maintains a private practice in Menlo Park, CA. His hobbies include running and managing a small home vineyard where he and his family grow syrah grapes for wine making under the TLZ Plante Family Vineyard label.He received an undergraduate degree in psychology from Brown University, an MA and PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Kansas, and completed his clinical internship and postdoctoral fellowship in clinical and health psychology at Yale University.
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