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Len Miller 

Excellent letter. Speaking as a mental health professional who commenced training in the early 1990s, I was very well aware of the adverse longer-term effects of child sexual abuse. It was certainly not new on the curriculum.

I find it curious that the Watchtower appears not to have disclosed this woman's credentials or discipline. From what she says, she appears to be a social worker. If she is, she should know that her profession was one of the earliest to publicize the adverse impact of sexual abuse in the 1970s. I find it equally curious - to say the least - that no one from the mental health profession in the USA has come forward and questioned this woman's lone opinion.

Thanks, Devon.

Yes, JWdaughter and 5go, totally lame and dumb. This was obviously (there is no other explanation) a knee-jerk reaction on their part.  

The NBC piece took them by surprise and I understand here's how the dialog went:

FirstBro: "Brothers we gotta do something, and we've got to do it fast."  

SecondBro: "I know -- why don't we repost the video from that expert (wink wink) we filmed six years ago?"

FirstBro: "Hmmm ... that's kinda dated isn't it?"

SecondBro: "That's okay, it worked then, didn't it?"

FirstBro: "You're right. And the flock'll never know the difference. Besides, we won't post the date of the original filming. If NBC tries to contact us again about it, well, um ... we'll think something up. We're experts on that."

Okay -- maybe I just dreamed that dialog.:)

Steve2: If the Watchtower is truly God's channel, it should have been at the forefront of measures to protect children, not trailing way behind worldly organizations.

Oh, how true, Steve. Listen to them and they are the paradigm of correct teachings, second to none on this earth.

Len Miller

Pathetic, indeed, Mum. Old stuff with mainstream churches and society as a whole -- new stuff with the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society. Here's more old stuff, I know, but fitting.

Len Miller 

This lady is nucking futs!!!!!!!

Problem 1.  This is old material and is still being used within their reasoning for current issues.

Problem 2. She freely admits that early in her career start, she had no formal training in child abuse or sexual abuse,

Problem 3. She laughs when she says "some type of New England medical journal..." Is she demented?

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She IS NOT A DOCTOR!!! She has a Master's degree, but not a doctorate!

Why did JW-Media pick her to feature on their website?

Here is her biography:

On August 1, 1995, Gail Bethea-Jackson founded The Pathfinder Project, Inc., a holistic therapeutic, afro centric agency for adolescents at risk and their families.

Ms. Jackson is a clinical social worker specializing in the area of victimization with an advanced certificate in child and adolescent psychotherapy from the Washington School of Psychiatry.

She received her BA at Hampton (Institute) University in Hampton, Virginia; and a then went on to earn her Master's in Social Work from the School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.

Once completing her Master's, she worked for Cuyahoga County Social Services where she was one of the initial members of their sexual abuse Task Team. While in Cleveland, she handled cases related to sexual abuse.

Ms. Jackson later relocated to the Washington, D.C. area, where she was employed at the Children’s Hospital National Medical Center in the Division of Child Protection for six (6) and a half (½) years specializing in Child sexual abuse and adolescent offenders.

Three of Mrs. Jackson’s years with Children's Hospital were spent in the role of Senior Therapist for the Adolescent Offender Program, where she treated adolescents and oversaw the administration of the program.

Mrs. Jackson has served on numerous boards, published articles, lectured and presented workshops locally as well as nationally on the subject of Adolescent Offenders and the treatment identification of victimization. She also serves as a consultant to a variety of agencies regarding the issue of victimization and post traumatic stress.

She has maintained a private practice for seven years, specializing in the field of victimization and adolescent issues prior to opening her own agency.

She is currently the Director of a private practice in Maryland specializing in victims of abuse as well as adolescent issues. She is a consultant to Prince George’s County Social Services Sexual Abuse Unit, and was consultant to Prince George's Family Preservation Unit; The Family Connection until its closing in 1999. She was also the organizer of the Maryland Chapter for APSAC, (American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children).