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This program will help general mental health practitioners become more comfortable and competent answering sexual health questions from their clients. This textbook has 30 different chapters on sexual health and gender-related topics that are written with an emphasis on clinical application in the therapy room. The 30 chapters are organized under sections with topics that include the introduction to the art and science of sex therapy, sexuality models with important clinical implications, sexual dysfunctions and disorders, sex therapy with special populations, and sexual compulsivity and sex offending.

30 CE credits/hours, 213 questions

Target Audience

Psychologists | School Psychologists | Marriage & Family Therapists | Mental Health Counselors | Social Workers

Learning Level

Intermediate

Learning Objectives

• Develop competency in conducting sexual health assessments and using sexual health assessment tools.
• Recognize age-related changes in sexuality.
• Assess the challenges associated with the pharmaceutical treatment of physical ailments/psychiatric disorders and sexual dysfunction.
• Define and discuss ethical sex therapy and how it has changed with the flow of history. 
• Reexamine the long-held traditional conceptualizations of sexual identity and sexual/gender expression, and define the three basic components of sexual identity.
• Apply the Sexual Tipping Point model to a case of erectile dysfunction.
• Recognize the interconections between sexuality and stress/trauma.
• Apply mindfulness-based techniques for better sexual satis­faction.
• Assess and create a treatment plan for desire disorders, female genital pain, erectile dysfunction, and ejaculatory problems.
• Apply innovative methods in treating patients with sexual trauma.
• List the three models of multicultural training and develop­ment which promote cultural competency.
• Address sexual health concerns of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender clients.
• Discuss the umbrella term called consensual non-monoga­mous relationship (CNM).
• In partnership with people living with disabilities, promote sexual freedoms within different disability communities.
• Offer and discuss with women the potential changes in sexual health in pregnancy and postpartum.• List nine different forms of paraphilia.
• Practice treatment techniques for men who use pornography and other compulsive behaviors.
• Utilize assessment tools when evaluating patient’s level of sexual satisfaction and health, as well as risk of sexual offending.