Health/medical factors that influence sexuality

Understanding Chemsex

Title of Event:
Understanding Chemsex

Description:
Attendees will describe meth’s impact on the body and brain, including the fusion of substance intoxication and sexual behavior.

Attendees will demonstrate knowledge of best practices for chemsex treatment and the clinician’s role in promoting a sex-positive approach, including reducing shame and stigma, to treat fused sex and drug use.

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Going Around in CIRCLES®

Title of Event: Going Around in CIRCLES®

Description of Event: Abstract:

This webinar will summarize the use the CIRCLES® app to teach social boundaries to teen females with Down syndrome. The results were astoundingly positive. A clip of the app will be shown.

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Treating The Two Most Common Female Sexual Complaints

Title of Event:
Treating The Two Most Common Female Sexual Complaints

Description:
This workshop will help practitioners learn to treat the two most common concerns that women bring to sex therapists: 1) Difficulty orgasming with a partner; and 2) Diminished sexual desire. Too often women report feeling they are the cause of these problems and are somehow “broken”, not recognizing the roles that culture, medical, and relational factors play.

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Health and Medical Factors

Title of Event:
Health and Medical Factors

Description of Event:
Although anxiety can account for the vast majority of sexual dysfunction, the medical or biological origins of sexual difficulties cannot be understated. As clinicians, it is imperative to have knowledge of the major biological contributors and an understanding of the impact of disease, illness, surgery, and medications on the sexual functioning of the individual.

Date of Event:
7/23/2024

Time of Event:
5:30pm-8:30pm ET

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Pregnancy and Sex

Title of Event:
Pregnancy and Sex

Description of Event:
As we know, pregnancy brings about a plethora of major changes to the body and mind. These changes can often be found to either help or hinder desire and the vitality of the sexual relationship in the couple. This course looks at the biological and attachment-based reasons for the fluctuation of desire that can be experienced during and just post-pregnancy as well as how to approach treatment and the restoration and/or maintenance of the sexual connection.

Date of Event:
7/16/2024