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Based in Maryland, TERN is a self-help recovery group for adult survivors of sexual
exploitation and abuse by mental health counselors, psychotherapists, and other helping
professionals.
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Treatment Exploitation Recovery Network (TERN) provides
a point of contact for people who are seeking support, information, and resources to aid
in their recovery from the negative effects of sexual exploitation by a helping
professional. TERN also educates professionals and the public about the importance of
healthy boundaries in helping relationships and the negative consequences of boundary
violations. In addition, TERN provides leadership — from a consumer-survivor
perspective — to legislative, policy, and other initiatives related to client sexual
exploitation. TERN is organized and conducted by and for people who have been affected by
sexual exploitation by a helping professional. Helping professionals include
psychotherapists, counselors, pastoral counselors, clergy, health care professionals and
paraprofessionals, alternative therapists, and others who represent themselves as
professional helpers. TERN has no paid staff. Our primary concern is for people who have
been directly affected by sexual exploitation and those close to them. |
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