Stalking As An Occupational Hazard of Psychotherapists

Mental health professionals are more likely to be stalked than the average person but we receive little or no training in the concept of stalking or its management. I was stalked by a patient for ten months. and learned this the hard way. The experience is forever engraved in my brain. If I am stalked again, I will know better what to do. I want to tell you what I have learned so that you will not have to go through what I did. Mental health professionals can learn why the nature of our work can invite being stalked by a patient, and what we can do to stop it when it occurs, and some tips to prevent it.

I will be doing a presentation on this subject on Saturday, October 3, 2009 at the Westchester Chapter of the Clinical Social Work Society. It meets at the Mental Health Association, 29 Sterling Avenue, White Plains, NY. It is open to mental health professionals. The meeting starts at 10. My presentation will start at 10:30.There is no charge.