Clinical Perspectives on Kink: Bias, Myths & Meaning Making

Title of Event: Clinical Perspectives on Kink: Bias, Myths & Meaning Making

Description of Event:

This workshop serves as an essential reorientation for clinicians, educators, and care providers working with individuals who practice or identify with kink. Kink refers to consensual sexual interests, fantasies, behaviors, or relational dynamics that fall outside culturally normative sexual practices, yet do not inherently involve distress, impairment, or non-consent.

We begin by looking at the stories and assumptions that shape how we think about kink—often without realizing it. Together, we examine the messages many professionals have absorbed through training, media, and culture, and how those messages can quietly influence our clinical judgment and ethical decisions.

Participants will learn to recognize common myths about kink, identify their own assumptions and biases, and understand how broader cultural norms can affect the way they assess risk, consent, and wellbeing. This workshop helps participants build a more thoughtful and respectful approach to care—one grounded in curiosity, self-awareness, and an understanding of kink as a legitimate aspect of identity. This foundation supports stronger therapeutic relationships, reduces unintended harm, and allows for more accurate, affirming, and individualized care.

Date of Event: April 9, 2026

Time of Event: 9am-12pm PT / 11am-2pm CT/ 12-3pm ET

Location: Online through Zoom and Recorded

Sexuality Education (SE) Training: (check all that apply)

SE3. Ethical issues in sexuality education.

Presenter/Speaker:

Yulinda Renee Rahman, PhD in Clinical Sexology: Therapeutic Modality Creator, Program Developer, Educator, Researcher, LCPC

Contact Name: Office of CE at The Chicago School

Contact Email: officeofce@thechicagoschool.edu

Event Website: https://tcsppofficeofce.com/april_9_2026/

AASECT Approved CEs: 3.0