Health/medical factors that influence sexuality

Title of Event: This Girl Is Still On Fire: Perimenopause and Menopause

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Join the Sexual Health Alliance for a BRAND NEW WEEKEND: This Girl is STILL On Fire: Perimenopause & Menopause Online Sexceptional Weekend. This is a two-day virtual training exploring the physical, psychological, relational, and sexual changes that can occur throughout perimenopause and menopause featuring new research, updates and new presenters to our previous weekend training last year.

Title of Event: Intersex Lives, Faith, and Affirming Care

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Join M.Div. Mx. Anunnaki Ray Marquez and Dr. Megan K. DeFranza for a screening of Stories of Intersex and Faith and facilitated discussion exploring intersex diversity, faith, spirituality, healthcare practices, bodily autonomy, informed consent, and affirming care. This interactive program invites questions, reflection, and shared learning to deepen professional understanding. Offered as a standalone session within NWIOI’s Fall Advanced Clinical Sexology training.

Start Date: 11-14-2026

Title of Event: (How do we get to) A More Inclusive History of the US Sexuality Field

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Title of Event: Disability Justice Part 2 for Sexuality Professionals

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Disability Justice (DJ) is a phrase and framework essential for all of us! The first part of this course offered an overview of the principles and tenants that create Disability Justice. In this second part of Disability Justice we will dive deeper into examining each of the 10 principles and discussing ways to implement them into our work and everyday lives as sexuality professionals.

Title of Event: Beyond Buzzwords: Intersectionality: Theory, Framework, Practice

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Intersectionality has become a buzzword used often and often misused. This course examines and engages with primary resources of Intersectionality as a theory, framework, and practice. We will discuss how this practice and theory has expanded, critiques, and ways we have used Intersectionality incorrectly along with strategies for expanding our use of each part of this critical practice.

Start Date: 03-03-2027

Time of Event: 11am-4pm PT / 2pm-7pm ET

Title of Event: Abortion in the US: Realities, Laws, and Healing

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Title of Event: Disability Justice Part 1 for Sexuality Professionals

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Disability Justice (DJ) is a phrase and framework essential for all of us! The first part of this course offers an overview of the various models and approaches to disability, defines common terms, and introduces the need and principles that create DJ. The focus will be on how the various models impact sex and sexual expression of disabled people. Now is the time to be guided by a fuller understanding of bodymind by those who are most impacted.

Start Date: 01-26-2027

Title of Event: Healing Trauma, Restoring Intimacy: Trauma-Informed Approaches to Sexual Health

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Healing Trauma, Restoring Intimacy, explores the intersection of trauma and sexual health, examining how trauma can influence intimacy, sexuality, relationships, and connection with the body. This trauma-informed presentation introduces practical frameworks for understanding these experiences and highlights approaches clinicians and educators can use to support safety, agency, and reconnection.

Start Date: 12-09-2026

End Date: 12-09-2026

Title of Event: Sexuality and Disabilities

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This course will include

- Barriers faced by teens and adults who are mentally/emotionally challenged;
- Challenges faced by people with physical disabilities as a result of birth, accident, or military service;
- Provide strategies and resources for helping individuals optimize their sexual potential.

Title of Event: The Perinatal Parent: Balancing Relationships in Multi-Child Families

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