Talking S-E-X With Every Client: Understanding Sexual Diversity, Sex Positivity and How to Address Sexuality in Therapy 11/24/2024
Date: November 24 , 2024
Location: Virtual Platform
Time: 10:00am- 1:00pm
You must confirm your attendance no later than Sunday November 17th, 2024 in order to attend this Continuing Education program. Contact Erica Burgoon at [email protected] for more information.
3 CEUs available for $45. To receive credit please complete the registration form and remit payment below. Graduate students only requesting free attendance without CEUs, please email Erica Burgoon at [email protected]
Overview:
In this workshop, therapists will have the opportunity to look at the messages they received about sexuality growing up and how familial/cultural/other values can impact the way therapy is approached with clients. Participants will gain an understanding of an expanded view of sex and sexual diversity, move through a values clarification activity, learn the circles of sexuality, learn to nonjudgmentally approach client’s sexual concerns from a sex-positive perspective, and gain resources for further personal & professional development in adult sexuality.
Objectives:
- Describe examples in each of the 5 Circles of Sexuality
- Analyze 2 ways they can use a sex-positive lens to approach and support their work with clients
- Describe how to approach and answer sexuality questions nonjudgmentally
Presenter:
Dr. Catherine Dukes, PhD, LCSW (she/her/hers) is the CEO of the Center for Connection in Delaware, specializing in sex therapy, couples therapy with all populations and psychotherapy with sexually-marginalized communities (LGBTQ, kinky, poly, and sex-worker folks). Dr. Dukes has been a professional sexual health educator and professional trainer for over 20 years. She served as the VP of Education and Training leading Planned Parenthood of Delaware’s Sexuality Education Training Institute from 2006-2019. In that time, she led her department in winning three national Planned Parenthood education awards. Dr. Dukes holds a PhD in Human Sexuality from the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality and a Masters in Social Work from Widener University. She has published lesson plans in the curricula “Teaching Safer Sex” and “Sex Ed in the Digital Age” and “Sexual Orientation” curriculum and has published articles in the Delaware Journal of Public Health.
Sponsor:
This program is co-sponsored by the PSCP: The Psychology Network and Equilibria Mental Health Services LLC. PSCP: The Psychology Network is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor Continuing Education for psychologists. PSCP: The Psychology Network maintains responsibility for the program and its content. This program provides 3 Hours of CE credits for Psychologists.
