Facts vs Fiction: Catholic Clergy Sexual Abuse | Thomas Plante | TEDxSantaClaraUniversity

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 and directs the Applied Spirituality Institute. He has published 23 books including Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church: A Decade of Crisis, 2002-2012, Sin against the Innocents: Sexual Abuse by Priests and the Role of the Catholic Church (2004, and Bless Me Father For I Have Sinned: Perspectives on Sexual Abuse Committed by Roman Catholic Priests (1999). He has evaluated or treated about 1,000 clerics or clerical applicants in his Menlo Park private practice including numerous sex abuse victims and offenders. Time Magazine referred to him in a cover story (April 1, 2002) as one of “three leading (American) Catholics.” In this talk, he discusses common misconceptions about clergy sexual abuse as well as how we can help to keep our children safe. 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 and directs the Applied Spirituality Institute. He is also an adjunct clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. He recently served as vice-chair of the National Review Board for the Protection of Children and Youth for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. He has published 23 books including Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church: A Decade of Crisis, 2002-2012 and Sin against the Innocents: Sexual Abuse by Priests and the Role of the Catholic Church (2004). He has evaluated or treated about 1,000 clerics or clerical applicants in his Menlo Park private practice including numerous sex abuse victims and offenders. Time Magazine referred to him in a cover story (April 1, 2002) as one of “three leading (American) Catholics.” This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx