Ethics and Ethical Behavior

Title of Event: Introduction to Internal Family Systems (IFS) through the Lens of Sexuality

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Title of Event: Systemic Sex Therapy

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Grounded in the Ackerman Relational Approach (ARA), this 30-hour course explores advanced topics in sex therapy including sexuality and disability, transgender phenomena, paraphilic disorders, non-monogamy, asexuality, sexual compulsivity, surrogate partner therapy, sexsomnia, tantra, technology and intimacy, and ethics in a changing world.

Title of Event: Full Education Credits in Sex Therapy

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A Global Pathway to Professional Competence in Psychosexual Therapy
The Certificate in Sex Therapy Program is a 162-hour comprehensive educational experience designed to prepare clinicians, educators, and allied professionals for ethical, inclusive, and evidence-based psychosexual therapy practice.

Title of Event: Asexuality and the Invention of “Normal”: Across Sex, Gender, & Orientation

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Title of Event: Self as Instrument: Visual, Sensory, and Intuitive Wisdom

Date of Event: June 5, 2026

Time of Event: 3-6:15 p.m. PT

Location: Online Synchronous

Sex Therapy (ST) Training: 

ST1. Theory and methods of sex-related psychotherapy, including several different models.

Presenter/Speaker: Paula

Contact Name: Anne Hodder-Shipp, CSE

Contact Telephone Number: (310) 721-4810

Contact Email: edst@everyonedeservessexed.com

Title of Event: Navigating Sexual Trauma Along the Reproductive Path

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Title of Event: 2026 SSTAR Annual Meeting - Sexuality in Connection: A Systemic Perspective

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The conference will explore how sexuality is shaped by interpersonal dynamics, relational contexts, broader systemic influences, and technology. Emphasizing the integration of cutting-edge research with clinical applications, we will highlight how political, cultural, legal, relational, and digital systems surrounding individuals can shape sexuality and inform both practice and research in sexual health.

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Title of Event: Slide Decks for Health & Wellness Professionals

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Creating slide decks for presentations can be one of the most useful ways to build engaging workshops and trainings, but can also be intimidating, overwhelming, and confusing. Having spent the last five years running virtual workshops for sexuality and mental health professionals and having developed over a dozen slide decks with multiple iterations, I’ve learned how to build accessible, ethically sourced, interactive slides.

Title of Event: 6-hour AASECT Group Supervision

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Aloha!

I’m excited to personally invite you to the upcoming 6-hour AASECT Group Supervision, starting on March 20, 2026. This group supervision is designed to provide a safe, collaborative space for you to enhance your skills, deepen your knowledge, and grow professionally.

Group supervision dates:

- Friday, March 20, 2026

- Friday, April 3, 2026

- Friday, April 17, 2026

Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM HST

Title of Event: Engaged Pedagogy, Andragogy & Evaluation of Practice for Sexuality Professionals

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This three-part series invites participants to reflect on, identify and engage their own teaching philosophy in a transformative way which centers the wholeness and humanity of the learning community. Building on this, participants will examine and question ways in which to apply their teaching philosophy in virtual learning spaces, while integrating a sustainable and mutually informing evaluation of practice.

Date of Event: April 25, 2026