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Male Survivor International Conference

The National Organization against Male Sexual Victimization www.malesurvivor.org is a unique organization for male survivors; their family and friends who want to convey their support; as well as professionals who work with, and advocate for them.

The MaleSurvivor 2007 International Conference entitled Relief, Recovery, and Restoration: Helping Men Heal from Sexual Abuse will be held on October 25-28, 2007.  The event will take place at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City www.jjay.cuny.edu .  The 2007 international conference promises to be an exciting one so mark the date. 

The Male Survivor International Conference is intended for male survivors and their loved ones; clinical and social service professionals; lawyers, law enforcement professionals, and legal advocates; and researchers, educators, and students. 

By May, information regarding the Pre-conference Training Institutes, plenary and featured speakers, and concurrent workshops, as well as the cost for the conference and hotel accommodations will be posted on their website. 

Tantra For Sexual Abuse Survivors

Often sexual abuse survivors have difficulty embracing sex and sexuality in healthy, loving ways because sex was used to harm them.  Sexual abuse often causes people to have a shame-based sense of sex.  This prohibits the survivor from reclaiming and restoring their sexuality, and can be very challenging for their partners who often feel confused about how to approach the survivor.

On Saturday and Sunday, April 28 and 29, 2007 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Stephen L. Braveman, MFT and Francesca Gentile will present a workshop called:

TANTRA FOR SEXUAL ABUSE SURVIVORS AND THEIR LOVING PARTNERS 

For more information about this workshop, visit Stephen Braveman's website at

www.bravemantherapy.com

If you attend this workshop, please let us know how it went by clicking the comments button below. 

Professional Therapy NEVER Includes Sex

Fortunately, we have very strict professional guidelines for therapists in this country that are meant to protect patients from harm.  Sometimes therapists can overstep boundaries and cause harm due to their own unresolved issues and problems. 

If your therapist EVER suggests sexual contact between the two of you, you should ALWAYS say no and immediately report the incident to the therapist's licensing board.

The reason for this is that extensive research has led to recognition of the extensive harm that therapist-client sex can produce. Nevertheless, research suggests that perpetrators account for about 4.4% of therapists (7% of male therapists; 1.5% of female therapists) when data from national studies are pooled.

For more information on this topic, go to http://www.kspope.com/sexiss/sexencyc.php