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 worlds 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.

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 masters 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.