December 21, 2005

Voice speaker to discuss sexual abuse

WINCHESTER (MA)
Stoneham Sun

Wednesday, December 21, 2005

On Monday, Jan. 9, at 7:30 p.m., the Winchester Area Voice of the Faithful welcomes Dr. Martin Kafka as a guest speaker to its regular weekly meeting at St. Eulalia's Church, 50 Ridge St. in Winchester. Admission is free, and all are welcome to attend.

Kafka is an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and a clinical associate in psychiatry in McLean Hospital. He has served as president of the Massachusetts chapter of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers.

In 2003, Kafka was invited to the Vatican where he participated in a conference on the theme of abuse of children and young people by Catholic priests and religious. His talk is called "Psychiatric Consultation at the Vatican: The Sexual Abuse Crisis."

Posted by kshaw at December 21, 2005 05:16 PM