World News: How Paterno can promote healing by Farigo

Posted on November 14, 2011 by admin

(CNN) – victims of sexual abuse of children woke on Thursday morning for television by angry and violent Penn State student unrest, because football coach Joe Paterno was fired -. effective immediately

Many of them have been abused and traumatized victims again as they saw some people the love of football against high and rigorous standards for protecting children.

Jeffrey Pollard is director of counseling and psychological services at George Mason University.
Jeffrey Pollard is director of counseling and psychological services at George Mason University.

students actions, past and future, are victims of sexual abuse of children, we report on the perpetrators to inhibit. The fear, shame, disgust and contempt that many children are victims of sexual abuse perpetrators face of defenders and others, including family members are skeptical or negative, on the display.

Child sexual abuse victims, especially those who are young, have reported enormous courage, crimes against them, far more than it took Paterno to call the police. For many victims, it is ultimately care for others, by their perpetrators to act.

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Yet there is hope and healing, yet the spring of this multifaceted tragedy.

To his credit, the Penn State Board of Trustees got a good start, when it sent a powerful message but late. We are not reported zero tolerance for child abuse

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Paterno seems to have all but conceded that the board did everything right, as he had already offered his resignation for the end of the season and has not subsequently protested.

Ironically it’s Paterno, who are now helping to clearly be able to afford child sexual abuse victims the courage they need and this tragedy as eye-opening experience that will benefit many people use. What should he do?

First, Paterno told the demonstrating students and hew to point out that he was not the victim here. Paterno has made millions as a coach at Penn State, and by his own admission he made a huge mistake to remain silent. He should ask the students to think of victims younger than her brother, friend, brother, cousin or nephew -. And the sensitivity and compassion in their actions show

Second, Paterno call to speak for others. Spoken in a plain, unadulterated – held a press conference or an interview – it should make it clear how wrong he was and how sorry he is. In other words, he should take full responsibility for his acts and omissions.

Third, ask all Paterno – Penn State community members or not – notify the police immediately if they have experienced child abuse, or know of such a situation. He should also speak sympathetically about what will endure to the victims and ask them to also forward.

Paterno is in a unique position to educate, to the nation that reporting sexual abuse of children and the support that have suffered damage, often more courage than standing up to a blitzing All-American Linebacker.

late in life was baseball legend Mickey Mantle, that his drinking had harmed his family hard. It also led to alcohol-induced liver cirrhosis and Mantle’s early death at the age of 63 In a Sports Illustrated cover story and other forums, Mantle asked others to not do what he had done and the treatment of alcoholism.

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By humility and concern for others, it was Mantle finest hour, on or off the field.

Paterno finest hour, the healing for victims of sexual abuse of children, more education and more criminals locked p would facilitate could still be ahead of him.

More than any other game Paterno had to be mentioned, this is clearly the most important. But this is no game: it’s about the lives of children. Let us hope and pray he gets it right.

The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely the Jeffrey W. Pollard.


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