Foundations in Professional Sexuality Practice
Title of Event: Foundations in Professional Sexuality Practice
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Principles of sexuality research and research methods
Expanding the Application of Systemic Sex Therapy with the Global Majority
Title of Event: Expanding the Application of Systemic Sex Therapy with the Global Majority
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This workshop provides clinicians with a comprehensive framework for integrating systemic sex therapy principles within diverse global majority contexts. Participants will explore how systemic oppression, intergenerational narratives, and cultural norms shape sexual identity and wellness. Through the Person of the Therapist (POTT) model, attendees will examine personal biases and develop enhanced cultural humility in clinical practice.
Systemic Sex Therapy
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.
Full Education Credits in Sex Therapy
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.
Asexuality and the Invention of “Normal”: Across Sex, Gender, & Orientation
Title of Event: Asexuality and the Invention of “Normal”: Across Sex, Gender, & Orientation
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Sensate Focus Foundations - Part 1
Title of Event: Sensate Focus Foundations - Part 1
Date of Event: Nov. 13, 2026
Time of Event: 10 a.m.-1:15 p.m. PT
Location: Online Synchronous
Sex Therapy (ST) Training
ST1. Theory and methods of sex-related psychotherapy, including several different models.
ST3. Theory and methods of approach to intervention in relationship systems experiencing sex and intimacy problems.
Presenter/Speaker: Paula Leech, LMFT, CST, CSTS
Contact Name: Anne Hodder-Shipp, CSE
Contact Telephone Number: (310) 721-4810
Asexuality and the Invention of “Normal”: Across Sex, Gender, & Orientation
Title of Event: Asexuality and the Invention of “Normal”: Across Sex, Gender, & Orientation
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6-hour AASECT Group Supervision
Title of Event: 6-hour AASECT Group Supervision
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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
Engaged Pedagogy, Andragogy & Evaluation of Practice for Sexuality Professionals
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
Migration, Diaspora and Sexuality
Title: Migration, Diaspora and Sexuality