Richard Gartner, PhD -- Appearances

Media and Public Communications

Interviews and letters: New York Times, Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, USA Today, New York Newsday, Baltimore Sun, The London Times, Cleveland New Dealer, National Catholic Reporter, The Australian, Houston Chronicle, Modesto Bee, Press of Atlantic City, The Nation, Cosmopolitan Magazine, The New York Review of Books, Rolling Stone, Cosmo Girl, NBC News Channel, WABC TV-New York, Fox Network, MSNBC Cable, ABC.com, HealthyPlace.com, ThinkAndAsk.com, WOR (New York), WHYY (public radio, Philadelphia), Radio 702 (Johannesburg), and others.

"Hot For Teacher", Cosmo Girl, September, 2006, by Jessica Dulong
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"They Deserve It", The Nation, July, 2006, by Dan Bell
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"The Age of Consent", Paula Zahn Now, CNN, January, 2006
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"A Conversation With Richard Gartner, Beyond Betrayal: Men Cope With Being the Victims", The New York Times, March 1, 2005, by Claudia Dreifus
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"More Women Charged in Sex Cases", USA Today, November 30, 2005, by Wendy Koch
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"Hey Teacher Leave Those Kids Alone", The Australian, December 17, 2005, by Deborah Hope and Tracy Ong

"Boy Victims Loath to Tell of Sex Abuse by Women", The Cleveland Plain Dealer, January 1, 2006, by Karen Farkas
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Past Presentations and Papers

Relational impact of boyhood sexual abuse and its transference/ countertransference implications, part of a half day course, Men Sexually Abused as Boys: Meanings, Consequences, and Treatment. American Psychiatric Association Annual Convention, San Francisco, May, 2003

Betrayed as Boys: Meanings and Consequences of Boyhood Sexual Abuse. Presented at two-day conference “Understanding Boys and Men,” sponsored by Harvard Medical School and Cambridge Hospital. Cambridge, MA, May, 2003

Betrayed as Boys: Meanings and Consequences of Boyhood Sexual Abuse, full day workshop, Children's Center of Hamden, CT, May, 2002. Also at the annual meeting of the Richmond County Psychological Association, NYC, May, 2002, and the Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis, NYC, April, 2003

Trauma and the Sexually Abused Boy or Man, presenter and panel moderator, Ninth Interdisciplinary Conference, National Organization on Male Sexual Victimization, New York, October, 2001

Using the therapist’s internal responses as a guide in work with sexually abused men, workshop presentation, Ninth Interdisciplinary Conference (New York, 10/01) and tenth Conference (Minneapolis, 9/03), MaleSurvivor: National Organization against Male Sexual Victimization

Sexual victimization of boys: Meanings and consequences. Psychiatric Grand Rounds, Brooklyn V.A. Hospital, October 5, 2001

Sexual victimization of boys and men: Meanings, consequences, and treatment. Full Day workshop, Trauma Counseling Program, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, June 9, 2000

Cinematic depictions of boyhood sexual victimization, paper delivered at the 11th International Forum of Psychoanalysis, May 6, 2000, New York

Sexual abuse of boys: Meanings and consequences. Keynote address, annual meeting, New Jersey Clinical Psychologists in Private Practice, Livingston, NJ, May 2000

Gartner, R.B., and Lisak, D., Betrayed as Boys: Treating men with histories of childhood sexual abuse. Full day workshop, Centre for the Treatment of Sexual Abuse and Childhood Trauma, Ottawa, April 28, 2000

Gartner, R.B., and Morris, L. Treatment of Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse. Eighth Interdisciplinary Conference, National Organization on Male Sexual Victimization, Vancouver, October, 1999

Gartner, R., and Mujica, E. (1997, 1999), Therapists’ Personal Reactions as Guides in Work with Sexually Abused Men. Workshop at the Seventh Interdisciplinary Conference, National Organization on Male Sexual Victimization, San Francisco, September 1997; repeated at the Eighth Conference, Vancouver, October 1999

Treatment Considerations for Men Sexually Abused as Boys (1998-99). Presentations made respectively at a joint meeting of the New Jersey chapter of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (NJ-ATSA) and the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children-New Jersey (APSAC-NJ); Psychiatric Grand Rounds at Mt. Sinai, Brookdale, and Gouverneur Hospitals; Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy; and Vassar College Counseling Service

Sexual Abuse of Boys: Meanings and Consequences (March 1999), Colloquium Presentation, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Training Program, William Alanson White Institute

Gartner, R.B., Kershnar, S., and Singh, M. (1998). Going Beneath the Surface: Sexual Abuse, Drug Use, and HIV. Workshop at the National Harm Reduction Conference. Cleveland, October

Gartner, R., Fradkin, H., and Castellana, M. (1998). Male Sexual Victimization: Becoming Empowered to Take Another Step on the Road to Recovery. Healing workshop at the National Organization on Male Sexual Victimization West Coast Retreat, Mt. Madonna, CA, September, repeated at the Eighth Interdisciplinary Conference, National Organization on Male Sexual Victimization, Vancouver, October, 1999

Sexually Abused Men: Crises about Gender Identity and Sexuality (1998). Workshop at the Conference of the National Organization for Men Against Sexism, August, Stony Brook, NY

Sexually Traumatized Boys and Men (1998). Presentation at Oberlin College, April

Traumatized Men’s Struggles about Masculinity (1996). Paper presented at the May meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, New York Chapter

The De-masculinization of Sexually Abused Men: Crises about Gender Identity and Sexuality (1996). Paper presented at April meeting of Division 39 (Psychoanalysis) of the American Psychological Association, New York

The Sexually Abused Man and the Male Analyst (1995). Paper presented at August meeting of the American Psychological Association, under the auspices of Division 51 (Men and Masculinity), New York

Sexually Abused Men: Working with the Other Abused Population (1995). Workshop presented by the Learning Alliance and People Against Sexual Abuse, NYC, November

Clinical Seminar in the Treatment of Sexually Abused Adults, Metropolitan Center for Mental Health, NYC, 1995

Gartner, R.B., and Trappe, K. (1995), Transference and Countertransference in the Treatment of Sexually Abused Men. Workshop at the Sixth World Interdisciplinary Conference on Male Sexual Victimization, October, Columbus, OH

Discussant, “Dissociation and Enactment: Countertransference Considerations in Work with Adult Survivors of Abuse," by J.J.Marcuse. Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis, October 1994

Rage in the Transference and Countertransference When Treating Sexually Abused Adults (1994). Workshop given at “Women and Men: Experiences of Rage,” the Gloria Friedman Memorial Conference sponsored by the W.A.White Society, October

When the Analyst and the Sexually Abused Patient Are Both Men (1994). Paper presented at April meeting of Division 39 (Psychoanalysis) of the American Psychological Association, Washington

Couples and Family Therapy: Forgotten Offspring of Interpersonal Theory (1993). Paper read as part of panel "The Interpersonal Analyst and the Couple: How Does It Work?", W. A. White Society Special Interest Group Meeting, New York

Gartner, R.B., and Price, M. (1992), Group Treatment of Female and Male Survivors of Incest. Workshop at November conference of Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society, New York

When the Patient Knows Not to Know (1987). Paper read at the Clinical Colloquium, Brooklyn Institute for Psychotherapy and Clinical Services Case Conference, White Institute

Gartner, R.B., Fulmer, R.H., Weinshel, M., Goldklank, S., and Bresnihan, W. (1975), A Retrospective Study of the Effect of Family Constellation on the Course of Family Therapy, Conference of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Boston

Richard Gartner, PhD Male Sexual Abuse

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Dr. Richard Gartner speaks in both professional and non-professional settings. In addition to his papers and addresses on male sexual victimization, he has been called on as an expert witness and has been widely quoted in the media. SCHEDULED APPEARANCES: October 25-28, 2007 Eleventh International Conference of MaleSurvivor: National Organization against Male Sexual Victimization This conference is for survivors, clinicians, other professionals who work with survivors, and family and loved ones. Dr. Gartner will be in a Full-Conference Featured Speaker Presentation entitled Survivor/FBI Special Agent and Psychoanalyst/Advocate: Our Stories. He will also conduct a workshop for clinicians entitled Therapists' Internal Reactions as Guides in Work With Sexually Abused Men. Click here to register for this conference. RECENT APPEARANCES: May 19, 2007 Betrayed as Boys: Boyhood Sexual Abuse Bergen County Division of Family Guidance Service Training, Hackensack, NJ Mar. 4, 2006 The Shame of Male Sexual Abuse Victims The Committee of Psychoanalytic and Psychotherapeutic Publications and Organizations 2006 Symposium: "On Shame" Nov 18, 2005 Betrayed as Boys: Meanings and Consequences of Childhood Sexual Abuse for Men Postgraduate Center for Mental Health New York, New York May, 25, 2005 Men Sexually Abused as Boys: Meanings, Consequences, and Treatment Faculty member for full-day course, American Psychiatric Association Annual Convention, Atlanta, Georgia March 18, 2005 Betrayed as Boys: Boyhood Sexual Abuse Full day workshop, Family Service Society, Corning, New York November 13, 2004: When Predatory Priests Become Sexually Abusive “Fathers”: Consequences for Victims This was a plenary address at the conference Sexual Betrayal and Scandal in the Catholic Church: Psychoanalytic, Religious, and Social Perspectives in New York City. This conference was co-sponsored by the William Alanson White Institute’s Sexual Abuse Program and the Trauma Treatment Center of the Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis. November 18, 2004: Dissociative reenactments of boyhood sexual betrayal This was a plenary address at Moving Dissociation into the Mainstream, the 21st Fall Conference of the International Society for the Study of Dissociation (ISSD) in New Orleans. For more information, go to www.issd.org Featured interview: Emmy-nominated “Protect Our Children: Teenage Boys and the Wall of Silence,” documentary presentation, WABC-TV, New York, April, 2004 Effects of sexual abuse on children, invited address at the FBI’s Symposium on Online Sexual Victimization of Children, Leesburg, VA, June, 2004 Transference and countertransference with offender/survivors, at Broken Boys, Healing Men: A Conference on Male Sexual Victimization, The Men’s Project, Ottawa, Ontario, June, 2004 Testimony before the New Jersey Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Charitable Immunity Act. Click below to read the text of Dr. Gartner's statement before the Senate Subcommittee on January 26th, 2004. Click To Read Dr. Gartner's Testimony MORE INFORMATION: For more information about Richard Gartner's appearances or to speak with Dr. Gartner, please telephone: 212-533-0345 or write: 14 Fifth Avenue #G1, New York, New York 10011	Media and Public Communications Interviews and letters: New York Times, Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, USA Today, New York Newsday, Baltimore Sun, The London Times, Cleveland New Dealer, National Catholic Reporter, The Australian, Houston Chronicle, Modesto Bee, Press of Atlantic City, The Nation, Cosmopolitan Magazine, The New York Review of Books, Rolling Stone, Cosmo Girl, NBC News Channel, WABC TV-New York, Fox Network, MSNBC Cable, ABC.com, HealthyPlace.com, ThinkAndAsk.com, WOR (New York), WHYY (public radio, Philadelphia), Radio 702 (Johannesburg), and others. "Hot For Teacher", Cosmo Girl, September, 2006, by Jessica Dulong Click to read the Cosmo Girl article "They Deserve It", The Nation, July, 2006, by Dan Bell Click to read the Nation article "The Age of Consent", Paula Zahn Now, CNN, January, 2006 Click to read the Paula Zahn transcript "A Conversation With Richard Gartner, Beyond Betrayal: Men Cope With Being the Victims", The New York Times, March 1, 2005, by Claudia Dreifus Click to read the New York Times article "More Women Charged in Sex Cases", USA Today, November 30, 2005, by Wendy Koch Click to read the USA Today article "Hey Teacher Leave Those Kids Alone", The Australian, December 17, 2005, by Deborah Hope and Tracy Ong "Boy Victims Loath to Tell of Sex Abuse by Women", The Cleveland Plain Dealer, January 1, 2006, by Karen Farkas Click to read the Cleveland Plain Dealer article Past Presentations and Papers Relational impact of boyhood sexual abuse and its transference/ countertransference implications, part of a half day course, Men Sexually Abused as Boys: Meanings, Consequences, and Treatment. American Psychiatric Association Annual Convention, San Francisco, May, 2003 Betrayed as Boys: Meanings and Consequences of Boyhood Sexual Abuse. Presented at two-day conference “Understanding Boys and Men,” sponsored by Harvard Medical School and Cambridge Hospital. Cambridge, MA, May, 2003 Betrayed as Boys: Meanings and Consequences of Boyhood Sexual Abuse, full day workshop, Children's Center of Hamden, CT, May, 2002. Also at the annual meeting of the Richmond County Psychological Association, NYC, May, 2002, and the Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis, NYC, April, 2003 Trauma and the Sexually Abused Boy or Man, presenter and panel moderator, Ninth Interdisciplinary Conference, National Organization on Male Sexual Victimization, New York, October, 2001 Using the therapist’s internal responses as a guide in work with sexually abused men, workshop presentation, Ninth Interdisciplinary Conference (New York, 10/01) and tenth Conference (Minneapolis, 9/03), MaleSurvivor: National Organization against Male Sexual Victimization Sexual victimization of boys: Meanings and consequences. Psychiatric Grand Rounds, Brooklyn V.A. Hospital, October 5, 2001 Sexual victimization of boys and men: Meanings, consequences, and treatment. Full Day workshop, Trauma Counseling Program, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, June 9, 2000 Cinematic depictions of boyhood sexual victimization, paper delivered at the 11th International Forum of Psychoanalysis, May 6, 2000, New York Sexual abuse of boys: Meanings and consequences. Keynote address, annual meeting, New Jersey Clinical Psychologists in Private Practice, Livingston, NJ, May 2000 Gartner, R.B., and Lisak, D., Betrayed as Boys: Treating men with histories of childhood sexual abuse. Full day workshop, Centre for the Treatment of Sexual Abuse and Childhood Trauma, Ottawa, April 28, 2000 Gartner, R.B., and Morris, L. Treatment of Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse. Eighth Interdisciplinary Conference, National Organization on Male Sexual Victimization, Vancouver, October, 1999 Gartner, R., and Mujica, E. (1997, 1999), Therapists’ Personal Reactions as Guides in Work with Sexually Abused Men. Workshop at the Seventh Interdisciplinary Conference, National Organization on Male Sexual Victimization, San Francisco, September 1997; repeated at the Eighth Conference, Vancouver, October 1999 Treatment Considerations for Men Sexually Abused as Boys (1998-99). Presentations made respectively at a joint meeting of the New Jersey chapter of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (NJ-ATSA) and the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children-New Jersey (APSAC-NJ); Psychiatric Grand Rounds at Mt. Sinai, Brookdale, and Gouverneur Hospitals; Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy; and Vassar College Counseling Service Sexual Abuse of Boys: Meanings and Consequences (March 1999), Colloquium Presentation, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Training Program, William Alanson White Institute Gartner, R.B., Kershnar, S., and Singh, M. (1998). Going Beneath the Surface: Sexual Abuse, Drug Use, and HIV. Workshop at the National Harm Reduction Conference. Cleveland, October Gartner, R., Fradkin, H., and Castellana, M. (1998). Male Sexual Victimization: Becoming Empowered to Take Another Step on the Road to Recovery. Healing workshop at the National Organization on Male Sexual Victimization West Coast Retreat, Mt. Madonna, CA, September, repeated at the Eighth Interdisciplinary Conference, National Organization on Male Sexual Victimization, Vancouver, October, 1999 Sexually Abused Men: Crises about Gender Identity and Sexuality (1998). Workshop at the Conference of the National Organization for Men Against Sexism, August, Stony Brook, NY Sexually Traumatized Boys and Men (1998). Presentation at Oberlin College, April Traumatized Men’s Struggles about Masculinity (1996). Paper presented at the May meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, New York Chapter The De-masculinization of Sexually Abused Men: Crises about Gender Identity and Sexuality (1996). Paper presented at April meeting of Division 39 (Psychoanalysis) of the American Psychological Association, New York The Sexually Abused Man and the Male Analyst (1995). Paper presented at August meeting of the American Psychological Association, under the auspices of Division 51 (Men and Masculinity), New York Sexually Abused Men: Working with the Other Abused Population (1995). Workshop presented by the Learning Alliance and People Against Sexual Abuse, NYC, November Clinical Seminar in the Treatment of Sexually Abused Adults, Metropolitan Center for Mental Health, NYC, 1995 Gartner, R.B., and Trappe, K. (1995), Transference and Countertransference in the Treatment of Sexually Abused Men. Workshop at the Sixth World Interdisciplinary Conference on Male Sexual Victimization, October, Columbus, OH Discussant, “Dissociation and Enactment: Countertransference Considerations in Work with Adult Survivors of Abuse," by J.J.Marcuse. Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis, October 1994 Rage in the Transference and Countertransference When Treating Sexually Abused Adults (1994). Workshop given at “Women and Men: Experiences of Rage,” the Gloria Friedman Memorial Conference sponsored by the W.A.White Society, October When the Analyst and the Sexually Abused Patient Are Both Men (1994). Paper presented at April meeting of Division 39 (Psychoanalysis) of the American Psychological Association, Washington Couples and Family Therapy: Forgotten Offspring of Interpersonal Theory (1993). Paper read as part of panel "The Interpersonal Analyst and the Couple: How Does It Work?", W. A. White Society Special Interest Group Meeting, New York Gartner, R.B., and Price, M. (1992), Group Treatment of Female and Male Survivors of Incest. Workshop at November conference of Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society, New York When the Patient Knows Not to Know (1987). Paper read at the Clinical Colloquium, Brooklyn Institute for Psychotherapy and Clinical Services Case Conference, White Institute Gartner, R.B., Fulmer, R.H., Weinshel, M., Goldklank, S., and Bresnihan, W. (1975), A Retrospective Study of the Effect of Family Constellation on the Course of Family Therapy, Conference of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Boston

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