Debra L Kaplan

Power dynamics involving sexual and financial abuse of a vulnerable target often play out behind closed doors but became public outrage when sexual harassment and abuse allegations surfaced in the fall of 2017, regarding several noted industry titans. Their predatory exploits moved from backroom settlements to front page fodder and went on to spawn movements and organized campaigns around the world. While often less public but no less damaging, therapists are routinely required to navigate sexual and financial abuse. Join Debra L. Kaplan for a provocative dive into the psychology of power and learn how to adeptly navigate these volatile waters in couples and individual therapy. Explore the science of power and successfully shift a victim into action potential and toward self-empowerment while reducing the emotional or psychological drivers of the abuse.

While clinicians work with the spectrum of adult sexuality and sexual expression, we must also work to discern between healthy sexuality and projected sexual rage and abuse. Join Debra L. Kaplan for in-depth exploration into the world of shame, narcissism and sexual rage. Attention will be paid to attachment styles, assessment integration and applied case exploration.

TED Talk Audition 2017