Speaker Introduction

Dr. Plaut received his doctorate in psychology from the University of Rochester in 1969.  From 1973 to 2008, he was on the faculty of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, in the Department of Psychiatry, also serving for 30 years as Assistant Dean for Student Affairs. He is certified as both a sex educator and sex therapist and is a former Editor of the Journal of Sex Education and Therapy, Past-President of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research, and for many years was course director for the Intimate Human Behavior course at the School of Medicine.  He served on Maryland's Board of Examiners of Psychologists from 1982 to 1985, chairing the Board for two years.  Since that time, he has published a number of articles on the subject of professional-client boundaries and has lectured on this topic to both professional and public groups.  He has served as expert witness in both licensing and civil cases, consulted to victims, and developed educational rehabilitation programs for offenders.  From 1994 to 1996, he chaired Maryland's 24-member Task Force to Study Health Professional-Client Sexual Exploitation. He serves on both the Board of Directors and the Advisory Board of the website advocateweb.org, which provides information and support to both victims and professionals.  He recently co-authored a book on the evaluation and treatment of sexual dysfunction, written for primary care providers. Dr. Plaut is now in private practice in Hampstead, North Carolina.