The pages of this book, with its chapters, paragraphs and words that enfold knowledgeable discussion of legal strategy, legislative reform, and energetic social advocacy, have a tendency to tear open, and we see beneath the language the faces and terror of those living among us in fear of domestic violence. 

 
 

This uniquely integrative volume interweaves the most current clinical and legal perspectives on understanding, assessing, and responding to the needs of women and children who are victims of sexualized violence. Drawing on her experience as a psychologist and attorney, and joined by an expert array of contributing authors, Dr. B.J. Cling provides foundational knowledge for clinicians within a cutting-edge feminist framework. 

 
 

“Cling … offers [a] chapter about specific dimensions of the family forensic evaluation. … [She] addresses the complicated issue of child abuse allegations within child custody disputes. She highlights the contribution of fantasy and unconscious processes both in the parent making the allegations and in the child who is the focus of the alleged sexual abuse. She comments on the impact of sexual abuse allegations on the family, whether true or false, particularly on the relationship between the identified parent and the accused parent.” (L Gunsberg, Interlude IV, p. 175)

 
 

Law and Mental Health Professionals: New York provides a thorough review of the laws in the state of New York as they relate to the mental health profession. Identifying legal topics affecting mental health practices, this resource addresses rulings about licensing; forms of business practice; insurance reimbursements and deductions for services; privacy of professional information; practice laws related to families, juveniles, civil matters, and criminal matters; and limitations on and liability for practice.

 

Publications

Interviewing Battered Women.  B.J. Cling & D. Leidholdt.  In Lawyer’s Manual on Domestic Violence, 6th Edition, J. Goodman & D. Leidholdt, eds.  Supreme Court of the State of New York (2015).

Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse in Child Custody Disputes. B.J. Cling.  In A Handbook of Divorce and Custody: Forensic, Developmental and Clinical Perspectives, L. Gunsberg & P. Hymowitz, eds. The Analytic Press, Inc. (2005).

Sexualized Violence against women & children: A Psychology and Law Perspective.  B.J. Cling, ed. Guilford Publications, Inc. (2004).

Law & Mental Health Professionals: New York (Supplement). J. Wulach & B.J. Cling. American Psychological Association (1999).

Ranking and Linking as a Function of Sex and Gender Role Attitudes. J Sidanius, B.J. Cling, & F. Pratto. Journal of Social Issues, 1991, 47 (3), 131-149.

Rape Trauma Syndrome: Medical Evidence of Non-Consent. B.J. Cling. Women’s’ Rights Law Reporter, 1988 10 (4), 243-259.

On-Camera Sex Discrimination. B.J. Cling Law & Inequality Journal, 1986, 4, 509-543

Presentations

Domestic Violence and Parenting after Divorce:  What Custody Evaluators Need to Know.  Rockland County Dept. of Mental Health, Training for Custody Evaluators.  June 24, 2015.

Interviewing Traumatized Clients: How to work with victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Trafficking.  Sanctuary for Families.  Presented at the Law Offices of Wilson Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati.  June 18, 2015.

Passion:  The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.  Florence Italy, 7th Joint International Conference of the Adelphi Psychoanalytic Society, the NYU Postdoctoral Program, the W. A. White Psychoanalytic Society and the Toronto Psychoanalytic Society.  July 5, 2014.

Traumatic Bonding.  Fordham Law School – Ferrick Center for Social Justice, New York State’s Campaign Against Sex Trafficking:  What’s Next?  October 5, 2012.

Traumatic Bonding and Sex-Trafficking.  Press Conference on Crown Heights Sex Trafficking Case,  outside the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office, June 26, 2012.

Lenore Walker on Battered Woman’s Syndrome: 30 Years of Psychological Intervention (Program Chair). St. John’s University, Manhattan Campus, October 13, 2007.

Child Custody and Family Violence (Program Chair & Presenter). Continuing Legal Education Course, New York County Lawyer’s Association, February 8, 2007.

Structures and Patriarchal Systems. (Discussion Facilitator). Conference on Violence against Women: From Critical Concerns to Collective Action, NGO Committee on the Status of Women, NY, New York County Lawyers’ Association & the Wellesley Centers for Women, March 4, 2006.

Sexualized Violence — Rape and Battering (Chair and Presenter). 113th Annual Convention, American Psychological Assn., August 18, 2005.

Becoming an Expert Witness. St. John’s University, Manhattan Campus, Workshop Series on Becoming a Forensic Psychologist, March 13, 2004.

Child Custody Evaluations. St. John’s University, Manhattan Campus, Workshop Series on Becoming a Forensic Psychologist, February 28, 2004.

Changing Your Mind: Relational Perspectives on Thinking. (Chair), 22nd Annual Spring Division 39, American Psychological Assn., April 17, 1999.

Psychotherapeutic Interventions for the Elderly. St. Vincent’s Center for Behavioral Health, Conference on Behavioral Health Care of the Elderly in the Year 2000 and Beyond, October 28, 1999.

Sex & Violence: Recent Psychological/Legal Theories. (Chair and Presenter), Psychoanalytic Society of NYU, Conference on Sexuality: What Are the Boundries, May 9, 1998.

Problems with Shame and Affect-Regulation in the Analyses of Patients with Sexual Perversions. (Chair and Presenter) NYU Postdoctoral Retreat, September 20, 1997.

Keynote Panel, Self-Expression: Analysand & Analyst. (Panel Chair), Psychoanalytic Society of NYU, Conference on Self-Expression: Analysand & Analyst, February 3, 1996.

Panel: Winnicott and Self-Expression (Panel Chair), Psychoanalytic Society of NYU, Conference on Self-Expression: Analysand & Analyst, February 3, 1996.

Trauma Syndromes and Criminal Justice Training. (Panel Member), John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Conference on Criminal Justice Education, October 20, 1995.

Traumatic Clinical Syndromes and Their Legal Implications. (Chair & Presenter) NYU Postdoctoral Retreat, September 24, 1994.

Masochism/Sadism Viewed as a Continuum of Social Dominance. Psychoanalytic Society of NYU, Conference on Sexuality 1990: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, February 24, 1990.

Analysts’ Non-Analytical Mode of Thinking. NYU Postdoctoral Retreat, October 20, 1990.