Endorsements
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AdvocateWeb is broadly endorsed internationally by a diverse group of representatives from many different professions, backgrounds, and areas of expertise, on our Advisory Council.
HOPE Journal of Sex Education and Therapy, A Publication of the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists, Volume 24, Number 4, 1999. Al Cooper, Editor; Reviewed by Peter J. Fagan, PhD, an Associate Professor of Medical Psychology, and David A. Gotlib, MD, a Fellow in the Div. of Child Psychiatry, Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
"From the homepage with a menu of the Website's features to the guest book in which some of the 170,000+ visitors since January 1998 have left moving testimonials to AdvocateWeb's assistance to them, the Website is a must utilize (not just visit) to anyone who would benefit from further information about sexual exploitation of clients by professionals."
Endorsements by Professionals
"When therapists sexually exploit their patients or clients, secrecy and deception are part and parcel of the context in which the betrayal occurs. AdvocateWeb is the first and most thorough website of its kind for victims of therapist sexual exploitation. It offers victims the opportunity to talk with others and in so doing, shed the burden of secrecy and recognize the depth of the deception they have encountered. It offers them the opportunity to learn about this phenomenon and to recognize they are not alone in struggling to understand its effects on their lives."
Carolyn Bates, Ph.D.
Author of "Sex in the Therapy Hour: A Case of Professional Incest"
"AdvocateWeb has become a life line. It has ended my years and years of isolation and brought me into contact with dynamic individuals all working to the same end – ending abuse."
Yvonne Maes, M.Ed., M.P.S.
Author: "The Cannibal's Wife: A Memoir" — Consultant: boundaries and abuse issues
"Today, as survivors of sexual abuse or as their therapists, advocates or friends, we face a backlash against allegations of sexual abuse. All too often, victims are ignored, trivialised, disbelieved, demonised and revictimised. AdvocateWeb is a vital resource in the fight against this backlash and in the struggle for justice and healing."
Dr. Sue Penfold, Psychiatrist
Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia; Survivor; Author of "Sexual abuse by health professionals: a personal search for healing and meaning"