Clergy sexual abuse in the Catholic Church can’t be blamed on celibacy
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/do-the-right-thing/201003/six-important-points-you-dont-hear-about-regarding-clergy-sexual First, if Catholic clergy aren’t more likely to be sex offenders than other clergy or men in general, then celibacy can’t be blamed by iteself. Most sex offenders are not celibate clergy. Most are married or partnered. Furthermore, many men who don’t have sex for a variety of reasonsContinue Reading
Man will be assessed for preventive detention
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/86639476/guilty-verdicts-from-womans-10-months-of-abuse A man will be assessed for preventive detention after being found guilty of repeated sexual abuse against his foreign female travelling companion during a 10-month New Zealand trip. A jury returned guilty verdicts on all 17 charges against the 45-year-old man in the Christchurch District Court on Friday night.Continue Reading
Photovoice interventions,
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-11/uom-pto112216.php In the study, Rolbiecki recruited nine women who had experienced a sexual assault at any time in their lives. Each woman was given a camera and instructed to take photos that captured her experience with sexual assault and recovery. The women met weekly as group to discuss their pictures.Continue Reading
Platform Trust: “Warm & friendly” man who kills people who use drugs visits NZ
“Warm & friendly” man who kills people who use drugs visits NZ https://t.co/sIs6hRs9ft pic.twitter.com/xW5xHIZ7je — PlatformTrust (@PlatformTrust) November 22, 2016 The Prime Minister said he wasn’t going to stop Duterte from stopping over, despite opposition to his human rights record. Key said he talked with Duterte at APEC, and he’sContinue Reading
Is rape culture institutionally protected ?
http://au.complex.com/life/2016/11/trump-sexual-assault So far, 11 women have come forward with allegations of sexual assault against Donald Trump. On what the president-elect described in the hot mic tapes, Henard says, “I can’t comment personally, but [from] what the media is saying, it was the textbook definition of sexual assault.” How could weContinue Reading
How do you measure happiness ?
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/11/happiest-countries-measure-how?utm_content=buffer356eb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer With so much inequality in the world, how can we possibly compare the happiness of the world’s richest and poorest people in a meaningful way? Happiness comes in many different forms and for different reasons. At the same time, many things make people unhappy regardless of where they live:Continue Reading
Gaslighting
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslighting Sociopaths and narcissists frequently use gaslighting tactics. Sociopaths consistently transgress social mores, break laws, and exploit others, but typically are also convincing liars, sometimes charming ones, who consistently deny wrongdoing. Thus, some who have been victimized by sociopaths may doubt their perceptions.[7] Some physically abusive spouses may gaslight theirContinue Reading
Debunking myths about clergy sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/do-the-right-thing/201003/six-important-points-you-dont-hear-about-regarding-clergy-sexual 1 of 6. Catholic clergy aren’t more likely to abuse children than other clergy or men in general. According to the best available data (which is pretty good mostly coming from a comprehensive report by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in 2004 as well as several otherContinue Reading
Peer Support: Relationships with clinicians
4.2 Relationships with clinicians: Two salient issues for peer supporters are the relationship they have with clinicians, and the attitude of clinicians towards peer support. When asked what are the main issues for peer support, almost two thirds of our participants mentioned the need for more recognition of peer supportContinue Reading