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This preliminary study indicates that a high proportion of adult females in Cape Town are immune to rubella, and that, unlike the situation in the UK, natural rubella in-fections are common before 4 years of age. At least 10 children with the congenital rubella syndrome have been seen in the Cape

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Abstract Professionals as sex -offenders. Assessment and treatment. Differences and similarities between South Africa and Europe. Joan van Niekerk, Werner Tschan Despite the clear warning provided by the historical Hippocrathic Oath and codes of ethics medical and other helping professionals remain hesitant in discussing the problem of institutional abuse, committed by sex-offenders working in institutions and structures providing care to children. As professionals they are given access to vulnerable clients. It can be assumed that some of these would look for a particular profession in order to be able to act out their deviant sexual urges. There is a structural correspondence to CSA (child sexual abuse) insofar as these professionals use their professional power and position to abuse clients. The two presenters provide an overview on assessment and treatment of this special group of sex-offenders. The low relapse rate of <1% for rehabilitated professionals strongly supports this approach. The implications for medical training and rehabilitation of professionals who have become sex-offenders are discussed. Case histories and problems with case management from both the European and South African contexts illustrate the topic. Professionals as sex offenders Professionals engaging in intimate relationships with their clients/patients/students are considered as sexoffenders. However, there is not much discussion about this subject at conferences, nor is there much available in the literature. Also there is no existing diagnostic term in psychiatric manuals (DSM, ICD). PSM (Professional Sexual Misconduct) is often labeled as transference love, as unprofessional behavior and alike -terms which are misleading and do not address the true nature of this problem. Whether PSM is committed by a lawyer, by a teacher, or by a health care professional -in the majority of cases it has a deep impact on victims and causes psychotraumatic and attachment problems (Van der Hart el al. 2006). Law is often negligent in dealing with this problem; and when it is regulated law usually covers only health care professionals; other professional relationships are rarely included (see for example clergy in Texas, or