The Abuse of Power: A View of Sexual Misconduct in a Systemic Approach to Pastoral Care |
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| Authors: | Robison Linda Hansen |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Sociology, Wilfrid Laurier University, 75 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3C5, Canada;(2) Waterloo Lutheran Seminary, 75 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3C5, Canada;(3) Department of Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University, 75 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3C5, Canada;(4) Department of Religion and Culture, Wilfrid Laurier University, 75 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3C5, Canada;(5) Region of Waterloo Public Health, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2G 4J3, Canada |
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| Abstract: | The article explores the dynamics of transference and countertransference in hierarchical relationships which exist between clergy and lay persons, both in the parish setting, as well as in the pastoral counseling relationship. It is of utmost importance that the power differential be consciously acknowledged by pastoral caregivers so that appropriate boundaries can be exercised. All too often it is the negligent, careless, or unconscious disregard for this power dynamic by individuals providing pastoral care that has led to the sexual violations recently surfaced within our religious institutions. Acknowledgement of the imbalance of power, and its consequences for both clergy and parishioner, is essential in a systemic model of pastoral care. |
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| Keywords: | pastoral care systemic clergy power abuse sexual misconduct |
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