CURRICULUM VITAE
J.D., University of Iowa
Law
School, 1969
M.A., in Industrial Relations.
Thesis: An Empirical Evaluation of Management Rights in Iowa and
Illinois,
University of Iowa, 1966
B.B.A., with double major in
General Business and Labor Management. Graduated with distinction,
University
of Iowa, 1964
Member Iowa Bar, admitted
June
1969
Member Massachusetts Bar,
admitted
April 1971
Member Federal Bar, admitted
December 1978
Member American Bar
Association,
1969-present
Of Counsel, SJ Spero
&
Associates, P.C. 2005-Present
Of Counsel, Spero &
Jorgenson,
P.C. 2004-2005
Partner, Spero &
Jorgenson,
P.C., 1980-2004
Private Practice, 1977-80
Staff Attorney, Boston Legal
Aid Society, Boston, 1971-73
Staff Attorney and Research
Associate, Institute of Public Affairs, University of Iowa, 1969-70
Research Assistant for
Professor
Richard Dole, University of Iowa Law School, 1967-69
Publications on Sexual Misconduct by Professionals
Jorgenson L., Wahl K., “Workplace Sexual
Harassment:
Incidence, Legal Analysis, and the Role of the Psychiatrist,” 8
Harvard
Review of Psychiatry 94 (2000).
Jorgenson L., Wahl K., “Psychiatrists as
Expert Witnesses
in Sexual Harassment Cases Under Daubert and Kumho,” 30(6)
Psychiatric
Annals 390 (2000).
Jorgenson L. “Sexual Boundary
Violations: The
Role of Legal Prohibitions,” 24(4) Journal of Sex Education and
Therapy
226 (1999).
Jorgenson L., "Commentary on
Case Vignette: Placebos and Informed Consent?" The Forum,
Ethics
& Behavior (In Press, 1998).
Wohlberg J., Rosen D., Jorgenson L.,
"New
Developments in Response to Boundary Violations: Proceedings of
the
Harvard Residency Teaching Day," 5 Harvard Review of Psychiatry 28
(1997).
Jorgenson L., Hirsch A., Wahl
K., "Fiduciary Duty and Boundaries: Acting in the Client's Best
Interest,"
Behavioral Sciences and the Law (1997).
Haspel K., Jorgenson L.,
Wincze
J., Parsons J., "Legislative Intervention Regarding Therapist Sexual
Misconduct:
An Overview," 28(1) Professional Psychology: Research and Practice 63
(1997).
Jorgenson L., Sutherland P.,
Bisbing S., "Transference of Liability: Employer Liability for Sexual
Misconduct
by Therapists," 60(4) Brooklyn Law Review 1421 Winter (1995).
Jorgenson L.,
"Countertransference
and Special Concerns of Subsequent Treating Therapists of Patients
Sexually
Exploited by a Previous Therapist," 25(9) Psychiatric Annals 1
September
(1995).
Jorgenson L., Sutherland P.,
Bisbing S., "Evidence of Multiple Victims in Therapist Sexual
Misconduct
Cases," Trial Magazine May (1995).
Gabbard G., Atkinson S.,
Jorgenson
L., "Can Patients Sexually Harass Their Doctors?" 4 Archives of Family
Medicine 261 March (1995).
Jorgenson L., "Is It Safe To
Treat Your Own Staff?, No It's A Needless Risk For You And For Them,"
OBG
Management 24 February (1995).
Jorgenson L., "Rehabilitating
Sexually Exploitative Therapists: A Risk Management Perspective," 25(2)
Psychiatric Annals (1995).
Appelbaum P., Jorgenson L.,
Sutherland P., "Sexual Relationships Between Physicians and Patients,"
154 Archives of Internal Medicine 2561 (1994).
Jorgenson L., Hirsch A.,
"Sexual
Contact Between Dentist and Patient: Is Dating Ethical?" CDS Review
August
(1994).
Jorgenson L., "Institutional
Liability for Sexual Misconduct by Therapists, Physicians and Other
Health
Care Professionals," Liability Issues for Health Care Providers in a
Changing
Environment A-195 Tort and Insurance Practice Section ed. (1994).
Sutherland P., Jorgenson L.,
Bisbing S., "Litigating Sexual Abuse Cases by Health Care
Professionals,"
MATA Journal, 44 April-May (1994).
Jorgenson L., Sutherland P.,
"A Question of Ethics: Attorney-Client Sexual Contact," Trial Magazine
September (1993).
Jorgenson L., Sutherland P.,
"Psychotherapist Liability: What's Sex Got To Do With It?," Trial
Magazine
22 May (1993).
Jorgenson L., Sutherland P.,
"Liability of Physicians, Therapists and Other Health Professionals for
Sexual Misconduct with Patients," Medical Liability Issues for Lawyers,
Physicians, and Insurers: Current Trends and Future
Directions
A-117 Tort and Insurance Practice Section ed. (1993).
Jorgenson L., "Should Alcohol
Abuse Excuse Sexual Harassment, Misconduct?" 1(2) The Menninger Letter
6 (1993).
Gutheil T., Jorgenson L.,
Sutherland
P., "Prohibiting Lawyer-Client Sex," 20 (4) Bulletin of the American
Academy
of Psychiatry and the Law 365 (1992).
Jorgenson L., Ask the Expert:
"Protecting Patients from Sexual Abuse and Hospital Staff from Unfair
Discipline,"
17(3) Bulletin of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law 92
(1992).
Jorgenson L., Sutherland P.,
"Lawyers' Sex With Clients: A Proposal for a Uniform Standard," 12 (11)
Fairshare 11 (1992).
Jorgenson L., Sutherland P.,
"Fiduciary Theory Applied to Personal Dealings: Attorney-Client Sexual
Contact," 45 Arkansas Law Review 458 (1992).
Jorgenson L., Sutherland P.,
"Attorney-Client Sex: An Informal Survey," 14(41) National Law Journal
26 (1992).
Jorgenson L., Bisbing S.,
Sutherland
P., "Therapist-Patient Sexual Exploitation and Insurance Liability,"
27(3)
Tort and Insurance Law Journal 595 (1992).
Strasburger L., Jorgenson L.,
Sutherland P., "The Prevention of Psychotherapist Sexual Misconduct:
Avoiding
the Slippery Slope," American Journal of Psychotherapy
October (1992).
Appelbaum P., Jorgenson L.,
"Psychotherapist-Patient Sexual Contact After Termination of Treatment:
An Analysis and a Proposal," 148(11) American Journal of Psychiatry
1466
(1991).
Jorgenson L., Randles R.,
"Time
Out: The Statute of Limitations and Fiduciary Theory in Psychotherapist
Sexual Misconduct Cases," 44(2) Oklahoma Law Review 181 (1991).
Jorgenson L., Randles R.,
"Solving
Statute-of-Limitations Problems in Psychotherapist Misconduct Cases,"
6(6)
Professional Negligence Law Reporter 115 (1991).
Jorgenson L., Appelbaum P.,
"For Whom the Statute Tolls: Extending The Time During Which Patients
Can
Sue," 42(7) Hospital and Community Psychiatry 683 (1991).
Strasburger L., Jorgenson L.,
Randles R., "Criminalization of Psychotherapist-Patient Sex," 148(7)
American
Journal of Psychiatry 859 (1991).
Jorgenson L., Randles R.,
Strasburger
L., "The Furor Over Psychotherapist-Patient Sexual Misconduct: New
Solutions
To An Old Problem," 32(3) William and Mary Law Review 645 (1991).
Jorgenson L., "Consultation
Forum: Attorney's Response," The Psychodynamic Letter 7-8 October
(1991).
Jorgenson L., "New
Developments
In Professional Liability Insurance For Clinician-Patient Sexual
Misconduct:
Individual, Supervisor and Institutional Liability," 91-12.02, M.C.L.E.
Health Law Update '91 143-81 (1991).
Strasburger L., Jorgenson L.,
Randles R., "Mandatory Reporting of Sexually Exploitative
Psychotherapists,"
18 Bulletin of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law 379
(1990).
Jorgenson L. Legal Issues
In:
Benjamin B., (Ed.) Creating healthy Boundaries in Health Care
Settings.
Thousand Oaks: CA: Sage Publications, Inc. (Forthcoming).
Bisbing S., Jorgenson L.,
Sutherland
P. Sexual Abuse by Professionals: A Legal Guide. Charlottesville, VA:
The
Michie Company (1995).
Jorgenson L.
Employer/Supervisor
Liability and Risk Management: Legal Liability. In: Gonsiorek J.,
(Ed.) The Breach of Trust: Sexual Exploitation by Health Care
Professionals
and Clergy. Newbury, CA: Sage Publications (1994).
Jorgenson L. Sexual Contact
in Fiduciary Relationships: Legal Perspective. In: Gonsiorek J.,
(Ed,( The Breach of Trust: Sexual Exploitation by Health
Care
professionals and Clergy. Newbury, CA: Sage Publications (1994).
Jorgenson L., Schoener G.,
Sexual
Exploitation in Psychotherapy and Counseling: Regulation in the
USA,
in Patients as Victims: Sexual Abuse in Psychotherapy and Counseling
149
Derek Jehu ed. (1994).
Presentations on Professional Sexual Misconduct 2000
Assessment of Psychological Injury: Sexual
Misconduct
and Harassment Cases, “Supreme Court and Expert Testimony:
Daubert, Kumho,
and Beyond,” American Psychological Association Annual
Convention, Capital
Hilton Hotel, Washington, DC August 7, 2000.
Ethical and Legal Consultation Services: A State
Asscoiation
Model, Renaissance Washington DC Hotel, Washington, DC August 6, 2000.
“Clinical and Forensic Issues in Sexual
Harassment,”
American Psychiatric Association Annual Meetings, McCormick Place
Convention
Center, Chicago, IL May 17, 2000.
Management of Boundary Violations by Professionals,
“Legal Considerations,” The Menninger Clinic, Seeley
Conference Center,
Topeka, KS February 25, 2000.
Management of Boundary Violations by Professionals,
“Risk Management & Legal Liability for Re-entry,” The
Menninger Clinic,
Seeley Conference Center, Topeka, KS February 26, 2000.
Law and Psychiatry Seminar, "Civil Cases Involving
Sexual Contact," Northeastern University School of Law, Boston, MA
February
9, 2000.
Presentations on Professional Sexual Misconduct 1999
“Boundary Crossings and Violations in
Psychoanalysis,”
Midwinter Meetings of the American Psychoanalytic Association,
Waldorf-Astoria,
New York, NY December 17, 1999.
Providing Consultation to Colleagues: A View from
States and Provinces, “Consultation as a Way Through the
Quicksand of Boundary
Dilemmas,” American Psychological Association Annual
Convention,
Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA August 21, 1999.
“Clinical and Forensic Aspects of Sexual
Harassment,”
American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, Marriott Metro Center,
Washington, DC May 19, 1999.
Law and Psychiatry Seminar, "Civil Cases Involving
Sexual Contact," Northeastern University School of Law, Boston,
MA
March 30, 1999.
Non-Sexual Boundary Violations: The Good, The Bad
and The Ugly, Portsmouth Family Institute, Yoken’s Conference
Center, Portsmouth,
NH March 19, 1999.
Management of Boundary Violations by Professionals,
“Risk Management & Legal Liability for Re-entry,” The
Menninger Clinic,
Seeley Conference Center, Topeka, KS February 12, 1999.
Management of Boundary Violations by Professionals,
“Legal Considerations,” The Menninger Clinic, Seeley
Conference Center,
Topeka, KS February 12, 1999.
Presentations on Professional Sexual Misconduct 1998
Fourth International Conference on Sexual
Misconduct
by Psychotherapists, Other Health Care Professionals & Clergy,
“Options
for Action: Can Law Give Victims What They Want?,” BPSI, Boston
College,
Chestnut Hill, MA October 4, 1998.
Fourth International Conference on Sexual Misconduct
by Psychotherapists, Other Health Care Professionals & Clergy,
“Risk
Management and The Legal Perspective,” BPSI, Boston College,
Chestnut Hill,
MA October 4, 1998.
Fourth International Conference on Sexual Misconduct
by Psychotherapists, Other Health Care Professionals & Clergy,
“Ethics
Committees: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly,” BPSI, Boston
College, Chestnut
Hill, MA October 3, 1998.
"Ethics Committees: The Good, the Bad, and the
Ugly,"
American Psychological Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco
Marriott
Hotel, San Francisco, CA August 17, 1998.
Law and Psychiatry Seminar, "Civil Cases Involving
Sexual Contact," Northeastern University School of Law, Boston,
MA
February 2, 1998.
Presentations on Sexual Misconduct by Professionals 1997
Attorneys in Distress: Establishing State Level
Connections
with Attorneys: "Sexual Contact with Clients: A Problem Lawyers and
Psychologists
Share," American Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Sheraton
Chicago
Hotel and Towers, Chicago, IL August 16, 1997.
Helping Our Own: Consulting to and Treating
Psychologists:
"Some Legal Issues to Consider When Working with Other Psychologists,"
American Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Sheraton Chicago
Hotel
and Towers, Chicago, IL August 15, 1997.
Ethics Committees: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,
American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, San Diego Convention
Center,
San Diego, CA May 20, 1997.
Law and Psychiatry Seminar,
"Sexual Contact in Fiduciary Relationships," Northeastern University
School
of Law, Boston, MA March 24, 1997.
Presentations on Sexual Misconduct by Professionals 1996
Boundary Issues and
Violations
in the Clergy, "Legal Ramifications of Clergy Boundary Violations," The
Menninger Clinic, Seeley Conference Center, Topeka, KS September 20,
1996.
"Secondary Victims of Sexual
Exploitation by Professionals," American Psychological
AssociationAnnual
Meeting, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Canada August 13,
1996.
"Assisting Secondary Victims
of Sexual Exploitation," American Psychological Association Annual
Meeting,
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Canada August 13, 1996.
"Risk Management and
Rehabilitation
with Therapists Who Transgress Treatment Boundaries," American
Psychological
Association Annual Meeting, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto,
Canada
August 10, 1996.
"The Role of Psychologists in
Sexual Misconduct Cases," American Psychological Association Annual
Meeting,
Sheraton Centre of Toronto, Toronto, Canada August 10, 1996.
"Boundary Violations Resulting
in Sex in Psychotherapy: Recognition, Treatment and Legal
Consequences,"
American Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Metro Toronto
Convention
Centre, Toronto, Canada August 9, 1996.
"Secondary Victims of Sexual
Exploitation," American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, Javits
Center, New York, NY May 9, 1996.
"Maintaining Boundaries:
Clinical
and Legal Approaches," American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting,
Javits Center, New York, NY May 7, 1996.
"Sexual Abuse: Vicarious
Liability
Issues," Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA April 9, 1996.
Harvard Psychiatry Resident
Day: "Psychotherapist Sexual Misconduct and the Legal System," Harvard
Medical School, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA March 27, 1996.
Law and Psychiatry Seminar,
"Sexual Contact in Fiduciary Relationships," Northeastern University
School
of Law, Boston, MA February 6, 1996.
Presentations on Sexual Misconduct by Professionals 1995
"Physician Patient Boundary
Violations"
American Academy of Psychiatry & the Law, The Westin Hotel Seattle,
WA October 20, 1995.
Sexual Exploitation by Mental
Health Professionals: "The Impact on Family and Friends" Therapy
Exploitation
Link Line (TELL), Newton Highlands Congregational Church, Newton
Highlands,
MA September 8, 1995.
"Boundaries: What Are the
Limits?"
American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, Fontainebleau Hilton
Hotel,
Miami, FL May 23, 1995.
Law and Psychiatry Seminar,
"Sexual Contact in Fiduciary Relationships," Northeastern University
School
of Law, Boston, MA May 5, 1995.
Boundary Issues and Dilemmas
in Psychoanalysis, "Legal Perspective on Boundary Issues and
Violations,"
Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis, Inc., Gray Gardens,
Cambridge,
MA January 19, 1995.
Presentations on Sexual Misconduct by Professionals 1994
Liability Prevention for Medical and
Surgical
Practitioners: Trends and Update, "Risk Prevention
in the Examining Room," Harvard Medical
School Department of Continuing
Education,
Swissotel, Boston, MA December 9, 1994.
Third International Conference on Sexual
Exploitation
by Health Professionals, Psychotherapists, and Clergy, "Legal Issues
Concerning
Post-Termination Sexual Involvement," CHASTEN, Ramada Inn,
Toronto,
ON Canada October 15, 1994.
Third International Conference on Sexual
Exploitation
by Health Professionals, Psychotherapists, and Clergy,
"Legalities
of Sex with Patients," CHASTEN, Ramada Inn, Toronto, ON Canada
October
13, 1994.
Canadian Ethical Standards Education Program
of
Toronto, "Problems That Arise in Pursuing Civil Remedies
For
Sexual Exploitation/Therapist Malpractice" Queen's University,
Kingston,
ON Canada September 26, 1994.
"Evolution of Criminal Statutes Prohibiting
Therapist-Client Sex," American Psychological Association Annual
Meeting,
Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA August 15, 1994.
"Malpractice and Ethical Implications,"
American
Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Los Angeles Convention
Center, Los Angeles, CA August 14, 1994.
"Liability and Risk Management in Hiring and
Supervision," American Psychological Association
Annual Meeting, Los Angeles Convention
Center,
Los Angeles, CA August 13, 1994.
"Legal Liability, Licensing and Malpractice
Insurance Considerations," American Psychological Association
Annual
Meeting, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA August
13,
1994.
"The Proposal for Attorney/Client Sex Rule," State
Bar of Wisconsin Conference, The Hyatt Regency, Milwaukee,
WI
June 24, 1994.
"Maintaining Boundaries in Psychotherapy,"
American
Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, The Double Tree Hotel,
Philadelphia,
PA May 26, 1994.
Task Force on Health Professional-Client
Sexual
Exploitation Public Meeting, "Sexual Exploitation by Non-Mental
Health
Professionals," Annapolis, MD May 25, 1994.
"Sexual Misconduct: Therapist Evaluation
and
Rehabilitation," American Psychiatric Association
Annual Meeting, The Wyndham Hotel,
Philadelphia,
PA May 23, 1994.
"Boundary Violations and Risk Management,"
Massachusetts Psychiatric Association, Best Western Royal Plaza,
Marlboro,
MA May 20, 1994.
"Institutional Liability for Sexual Misconduct
by Therapists, Physicians & Other Health
Care
Professionals," American Bar Association Conference, Renaissance Hotel,
Washington, DC May 5 & 6, 1994.
"Investigation of Complaints," The Menninger
Clinic, Topeka, MO March 25, 1994.
"Institutional Liability for Sexual Misconduct
by Therapists, Physicians & Other Health Care
Professionals," American Bar Association Conference,
Doubletree Hotel, Palm Springs, CA March 18, 1994.
"Issues Facing Therapists," Massachusetts
Psychiatric
Society Committee for Women Meeting, Cambridge, MA, March 17, 1994.
Boundary Issues and Dilemmas in
Psychoanalysis,
"Legal Aspects of Boundary Violations," Massachusetts Institute
for
Psychoanalysis, Inc., Gray Gardens, Cambridge, MA February 10,
1994.
Blueprint for Quality, "Sexual Exploitation
in the Health Professions," Nineteenth Annual Yankee Dental Congress,
Hilton
Hotel, Belvedere Room, Boston, MA January 20, 1994.
Presentations on Sexual Misconduct by Professionals 1993
Ethical Concerns in Health
Care
Law, "Provider Sexual Misconduct with Patients," Widener University
School
of Law Continuing Legal Education, Union League, Philadelphia, PA
December
6, 1993.
Sexual Abuse and Violence,
"How
to be Adequate as a Subsequent Treating Therapist," Psychiatric Grand
Rounds,
Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA November 23, 1993.
Restoring the Integrity, "The
Arnie Becker Syndrome: Does It Belong In The Legal Profession?,"
College
of Physicians and Surgeons of New Brunswick, Lord Beaverbrook Hotel,
Fredericton,
New Brunswick October 16, 1993.
Restoring the Integrity, "The
Legal Framework: It Affects Us All," College of Physicians and Surgeons
of New Brunswick, Lord Beaverbrook Hotel, Fredericton, New Brunswick
October
16, 1993.
Florida Bar Board of Governors
Ad Hoc Committee on Attorney/Client Sexual Relations Conference,
"Attorney/Client
Privileges: Should They Include Sex?," Florida Association for Women
Lawyers,
Tampa Hyatt Westshore Hotel, Tampa, FL October 1, 1993.
Preventing Sexual Abuse in
Health
Care: Preparing for the Impact of Bill 100, "Lessons From the U.S.
Experience,"
The Canadian Institute, Hotel Intercontinental, Toronto, Canada
September
30, 1993.
Ethics Town Hall Meeting, "A
Question of Ethics: Attorney-Client Sexual Contact," American Bar
Association
Family Law Section Annual Meeting, Crowne Plaza, New York, NY August 6,
1993.
Patient Care for the 21st
Century,
"Psychiatrist Sexual Misconduct," American Psychiatric Association
146th
Annual Meeting, Marriot Hotel, San Francisco, CA May 25, 1993.
Patient Care for the 21st
Century
"Rehabilitation of Sexually Abusive Therapists," American Psychiatric
Association
146th Annual Meeting, Marriot Hotel, San Francisco, CA May 25, 1993.
Medical Liability Issues for
Lawyers, Physicians, and Insurers: Current Trends and Future
Directions,
"Liability of Physicians, Therapists and Others Health Professionals
for
Sexual Misconduct With Patients," American Bar Association TIPS, Royal
Orleans Hotel, New Orleans, LA May 21, 1993.
Sexual Misconduct by Mental
Health and Health Care Providers "Clinical and Pragmatic Issues of
Legal
Recourse," Rhode Island Psychological Association, Johnson and Wales
Airport
Hotel, Warwick, RI April 3, 1993.
Sexual Misconduct by Mental
Health and Health Care Providers "Legal Concerns for Subsequent
Treating
Therapists," Rhode Island Psychological Association, Johnson and Wales
Airport Hotel, Warwick, RI April 3, 1993.
New Perspectives on Women,
Health
and Law: A Symposium, "Access and Inequality," University of Texas
School
of Law, Charles I. Francis Auditorium, Austin, TX March 6, 1993.
1993 Southwest Conference on
Law and Psychology: Emerging Issues, "Subsequent Treating Therapist:
Clinical
and Legal Issues," LaFonda Hotel, Santa Fe, NM February 5, 1993.
1993 Southwest Conference on
Law and Psychology: Emerging Issues, "Sexual Violation of the
Fiduciary/
Trust Fiduciary," LaFonda Hotel, Santa Fe, NM February 4, 1993.
PINE Ethics Program, "Issues
of Confidentiality and Legal Testimony," Psychoanalytic Institute of
New
England, East, Inc., Harvard Faculty Club, Cambridge, MA February 1,
1993.
Presentations on Sexual Misconduct by Professionals 1992
"Criminal Law Update:
Physician
and Therapist Sexual Misconduct, "Coalition for the Legal Rights of the
Disabled, Sawyer Building, Suffolk University, Boston, MA December 8,
1992.
Making the Adversarial System
More Just and Effective, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
23rd
Annual Meeting, The Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers, Boston, MA
October
17, 1992.
Sexual Misconduct by Clergy,
Psychotherapists and Health Care Professionals, "Employer and
Supervisor
Liability: Legal and Risk Management Considerations," Campbell Meeting
Management, Hotel Sofitel, Minneapolis, MN October 10, 1992.
Sexual Misconduct by Clergy,
Psychotherapists and Health Care Professionals, "Legal and Legislative
Issues of Physician/Therapist Sexual Exploitation," Campbell Meeting
Management,
Hotel Sofitel, Minneapolis, MN October 9, 1992.
"The Subsequent Treating
Therapist:
Clinical and Legal Issues," Grand Rounds, Harvard University Health
Service,
Monk Library, Cambridge, MA October 1, 1992.
Sexual Abuse Damages Actions:
Evaluating and Prosecuting Conference, "The Discovery Rule,"
Massachusetts
Continuing Legal Education, MCLE Conference Center, Boston, MA
September
15, 1992.
Sexual Abuse Damages Actions:
Evaluating and Prosecuting Conference, "Evaluating the
Case/Interviewing
the Client," Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, MCLE Conference
Center, Boston, MA September 15, 1992.
Sexual Abuse Damages Actions:
Evaluating and Prosecuting Conference, "Determining Whether There Is
Insurance
Coverage," Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, MCLE Conference
Center,
Boston, MA September 15, 1992.
Sexual Misconduct Malpractice:
Standard of Care, Proximate Cause and Damages, "Issues in
Psychotherapist
Sexual Misconduct Cases," Centennial Convention of the American
Psychological
Association, Sheraton Washington Hotel, Washington, DC August 18, 1992.
"Avoiding Revictimization: Is
It Possible?," Centennial Convention of the American Psychological
Association,
Sheraton Washington Hotel, Washington, DC August 18, 1992.
Sexual Activity with Former
Clients: Special Concerns & Considerations, "Legal Ramifications,"
Centennial Convention of the American Psychological Association,
Washington
Hilton Hotel, Washington, DC August 15, 1992.
"Therapist-Client Sex:
Understanding
& Preventing a Serious Problem," Centennial Convention of the
American
Psychological Association, Sheraton Washington Hotel, Washington, DC
August
14, 1992.
"Boundaries: The Example of
the Richter Case," Grand Rounds, Tufts University, Sterns Auditorium,
New
England Medical Center, Boston, MA June 25, 1992.
Training for Treatment: How
Can It Help?, "Legal Issues: Overview, Records, Fiduciary Duty,
Subsequent
Treating Therapists and Expert Witness," Massachusetts House Committee
on Sexual Misconduct by Physicians, Therapists and Other Health
Professionals,
University of Massachusetts, Harbor Campus, Boston, MA May 15, 1992.
"Sexual Misconduct and the
Subsequent
Psychiatrist," American Psychiatric Association 145th Annual Meeting,
Washington,
DC May 7, 1992.
Psychiatry and the Law,
"Therapists
Who Treat Victims of Psychotherapist-Patient Sex: Roles and
Responsibilities,"
The Law & Psychiatry Service, Mass.General Hospital, Boston, MA
April
15, 1992.
New York Task Force Study
Group
and Press Conference on Sexual Misconduct by Therapeutic and Health
Care
Professionals, New York State Senate, Albany, NY March 23, 1992.
Presentations on Sexual Misconduct by Professionals 1991
Therapist Misconduct:
Prevention
and Risk Management Strategies, "Risk Management and Insurance,"
American
Psychological Association, Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, CA
August 18, 1991.
Sexual Abuse, Legislation and
Civil Liberties "Therapist-Client Sexual Misconduct: A Survey Of The
Law,"
American Psychiatric Association 144th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA
May 16, 1991.
Anatomy Of A Sexual Misconduct
Case, "The Plaintiff's Attorney and Sexual Misconduct," American
Psychiatric
Association 144th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA May 13, 1991.
"Sexual Misconduct: Civil and
Criminal Statutes, Update on Reporting," Massachusetts
PsychiatricSociety
Annual Meeting, Newton Marriott, Newton, MA March 16, 1991.
"Sex Between Patients and
Clinicians,"
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education Health Law, Update '91,
Tremont
House, Boston, MA March 8, 1991.
Sexual Ethics In Ministry
"Legislative
Action on Therapist Sexual Misconduct, Clinical, Legal and Social
Policy Issues: A Survey Of the Law," Espousal Center, Waltham, MA
February
6, 1991.
Presentations on Sexual Misconduct by Professionals 1990
After the Fire: Rebuilding
Trust,
"Legislative and Ethical Issues in Sexual Abuse," Keene State College,
Keene, NH November 17, 1990.
"The Psychotherapist as
Fiduciary:
The Prohibition of Sexual Contact Resulting in Civil and Criminal
Legislation,"
The University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, MA November
5, 1990.
"Sexual Abuse by
Psychotherapists
and Other Health Care Professionals," co-sponsored by Center for
Counseling
and Academic Development and University of Massachusetts, Amherst,
Speaker
and Panel Member, Amherst, MA October 19, 1990.
The Offending Therapist: "The
Psychotherapist as Fiduciary: The Prohibition of Sexual Contact
Resulting
in Civil and Criminal Legislation," The New Hampshire Psychological
Organization,
Inc., Portsmouth Pavilion, Portsmouth, NH October 12, 1990.
Sex Between Clinicians and
Patients:
"New Developments in Professional Liability Insurance for Clinician-
Patient
Sexual Misconduct: Individual, Supervisor, and Institutional
Liability,"
Harvard Medical School Department of Continuing Education, Waltham, MA
September 15, 1990.
Sex Between Clinicians and
Patients:
"Panel Discussion Prevention and Post Vention," Harvard Medical School
Department of Continuing Education, Waltham, MA September 15, 1990.
Sex Between Clinicians and
Patients:
"The Case for Criminalization of Patient-Clinician Sexual Contact,"
Harvard
Medical School Department of Continuing Education, Waltham, MA
September
15, 1990.
"Psychotherapist-Client Sexual
Contact: A Survey of the Law," American Psychological Association,
Boston,
MA August 13, 1990.
"The Need for a New York
Commission
to Examine Physician/Therapist Sexual Misconduct," Governmental
Operations
Committee, Albany, NY May 31, 1990.
From Outrage to Outreach to
Opportunity, "Legal Issues," Interface, Watertown, MA May 18, 1990.
"Helping Clients After Sexual
Malpractice," Panel: Local Professional Services For Sexual Malpractice
Victims with Ellen Luepker, Faulkner Hospital, Jamaica Plain, MA April
28, 1990.
"Civil and Criminal
Legislation
of the Psychotherapist Patient Sexual Relationship," Massachusetts
Women's
Legislative Caucus, Boston, MA April 4, 1990.
"The Issue of Consent in the
Psychotherapist-Patient Sexual Relationship," Women's Bar Association,
Executive Committee, Boston, MA January 16, 1990.
Member of the Episcopal
Diocese
of Massachusetts Committee to Respond to Allegations of Clergy Sexual
Harassment
and Exploitation, 1993-96
Member of the Massachusetts
House Committee on Sexual Misconduct by Physicians, Therapists and
Other
Health and Mental Health Professionals, 1989-1993
Co-Chair of the Civil/Criminal
Statutes Subcommittee of the Massachusetts House Committee on Sexual
Misconduct
by Physicians, Therapists and Other Health and Mental Health
Professionals,
1989-93
Member of the Education
Subcommittee
of the Massachusetts House Committee on Sexual Misconduct by
Physicians,
Therapists and Other Health and Mental Health Professionals, 1989-93
Chair, Ten Ten Memorial Drive
Co-Op, 1990-present