Sex Therapy & Sexuality Education

Sexual Attitude Reassessment (SAR)

• Process-oriented seminar using lecture, media, experiential methods, activities, and small group discussions
• Explores attitudes, values, feelings, and beliefs about sexuality and how these impact their professional interactions.

Core Sexual Health Education (CSHE)

CSHE 1 - Introduction to Sexual Health—Cultural and Biological Underpinnings

• Sex and Sexuality
• The foundations of Sexuality in History, Culture, and Religion
• Anatomy and Physiology
• Sexuality across the Lifespan

CSHE 2 - Medical and Developmental Aspects of Sexual Health—A Biopsychosocial Perspective across the Lifespan

• Menstruation, Conception, Pregnancy/Pregnancy Options, Birth, Menopause
• Sexually Transmitted Infections & Safer Sex Practices
• Conditions impacting sexual and reproductive function for men and women - substance abuse, injury/disability, chronic illness, and medication for illness

CSHE 3 - Sexual Health Problems

• Sexual Dysfunction
• Sexual Variations and Disorders
• Criminal Sexual Behavior
• Trauma
• Pornography
• Sexual Addiction/Compulsivity
• Sexual Harassment

CSHE 4 - Intimacy and Sexuality in Couples Relationships

• Patterns - "Hooking Up" to "Getting Hitched"
• Same Sex Relationships
• Alternative Lifestyles
• Love and Attraction
• Intimacy
• Common Sexual Challenges in Relationships
• Couples Therapy for Sexual Challenges

CSHE 5 - The Discipline of Sexology

• History of Sexual Research
• Landmark Studies
• Application of Psychological Theories to Sexual Issues
• History of Sexual Education in North America
• Emergence of Sex Therapy as a Specialization
• Professional Organizations

CSHE 6 - Gender and Sexual Orientation

• Gender Identity and Roles
• Sexual Orientation

Advanced Training In Sexuality Counseling And Therapy (ATSCT)

ATSCT 1 - Techniques of Sex-Related Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment of the Psychosexual Disorders in the Current DSM IV-TR

• Application of models in different settings
• Principles of interdisciplinary consultation, collaboration, and referral
• Ethics in the provision of counseling and therapy in sexual health
• Sexual health interviewing and taking a sexual history in different settings
• Assessment and brief treatment strategies following Psychosexual Disorders in the DSM IV-TR

ATSCT 2 - Theory and Methods of Sex-Related Counseling and Psychotherapy - Couple and Individual Approaches

• Theory and methods of approach to intervention in relationship systems experiencing sex and intimacy problems, integration of sexuality counseling/sex therapy and couples therapy
• Sex therapy/sexuality counseling and desire phase problems, sexual aversion, disorders of sexual development, and trauma-related sexual difficulties
• Treatment of compulsive sexual behavior and atypical sexual behavior

ATSCT 3 - Theory and method of assessment and treatment of psychosexual disorders related to chronic illness

• Sexual counseling and sex therapy with medically related sexual problems - techniques and interdisciplinary collaboration
• Treating sexual health problems in the presence of chronic illness and lifespan challenges

ATST 4 - Advanced Sex Therapy Techniques: Interdisciplinary approaches to assessment and treatment of psychosexual disorders, individual and couple treatment

• Interdisciplinary practice in psychosexual disorders--diagnosis and treatment
• Sex therapy treatment—techniques and treatment challenges in diverse health and mental health settings
• Clinical approaches using individual, couple, group, and innovative approaches to treatment of psychosexual disorders
• Use of supervision as a sex therapist
• Techniques for evaluating clinical outcomes 

Advanced Training In Sexuality Education (ATSE)

ATSE 1 - Curriculum design I

• Development of educational/learning philosophy
• Curriculum and syllabus development, Level 1
• Teaching/training activities
• Pedagogic styles and strategies, Level 1

 ATSE 2 - Curriculum design II

• Semester-long consultation culminating in weekend course
• Development of educational/learning philosophy
• Curriculum and syllabus development, Level 2
• Teaching/training activities
• Pedagogic styles and strategies, Level 2