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Becoming a Kink Friendly Therapist

Title of Workshop: Becoming a Kink Friendly Therapist
 
Date: February 23, 2024,  1 pm MDT - 3:00 pm MDT
 
Location: Online Synchronous 
 
Description:
Therapists have an ethical and a professional responsibility to provide culturally humble care to our clients. This care is especially important for those who’ve been marginalized including sexually diverse and kinky clients. Many clients question if it’s safe to be “out” with therapists. Unfortunately, many clinicians may have unaddressed biases or assumptions about kink and may inadvertently pathologize clients. This presentation will provide introductory information about kink, help you apply an affirmative, intersectional lens in working with sexually diverse and kinky clients, better assess for safety, differentiate between consensual kink and abuse, and identify kink-affirming resources for cultural humility and to support your clients. This training will be recorded. CE credit is available for asynchronous attendance.
 
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe Kink & BDSM terms
2. Apply an intersectional, kink-affirming approach to case formulation
3. Differentiate between consensual kink and abuse
4. Explore how clients may heal trauma through kink
 
Core Knowledge Areas: A, C, D, E, F, I, J, M, O
 
Sex Therapy Training Areas: A, B, C, E, 
 
Presenters: Molly Adler, LCSW, CST
 
Contact Name: Molly Adler
 
Telephone: 505-916-1081
 
 
 
AASECT approved for: 2 CEs
 
(AASECT CE Credits 60 minutes = 1 CE Credit)

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