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Socio-cultural and familial factors

Cultural Considerations in BIPOC and LGBTQIA Youth Suicide Prevention

Title of Event: Cultural Considerations in BIPOC and LGBTQIA Youth Suicide Prevention

Description of Event:

Over the past several years the rates of suicide for Hispanic, Black, Asian and Pacific Islander youth have seen significant increases, while the rate of suicide amongst White youth has decreased. Additionally, the risk of suicide among 2SLGBTQIA+ youth is three times that of their heterosexual and cisgender peers. (Chu, J., O’Neill, S.E., Ng, J.F., Khoury, O. (2022). The Cultural Theory and Model of Suicide for Youth.)

Sex and Technology: Considering Digisexuality, Digattachment, and Digihealth (Part II)

Title of Event: Sex and Technology: Considering Digisexuality, Digattachment, and Digihealth (Part II)

Description of Event:

Course Description:
This training will focus on sex, technologies, and relationships with implications for sexological professional practices. In this course digisexuality, digiattachment bonds, digihealth and out-of-control-digital behaviors, as well as frameworks for practice working with human-synthetic relationships, including digiaffirming microskills and the couple and family technology framework.

Sex and Technology: Considering Digisexuality, Digattachment, and Digihealth (Part I)

Title of Event: Sex and Technology: Considering Digisexuality, Digattachment, and Digihealth (Part I)

Date of Event: Friday, February 20, 2026

Time of Event: 9AM - 6PM EST

Location: Online Synchronous or Online Asynchronous following live webinar

Presenter/Speaker: Markie L. C. Twist, PhD, LMHC, LMFT, CSE & Neil McArthur, PhD

Company/Organization Sponsor: Modern Sex Therapy Institutes (MSTI)

Contact Name: Rachel Needle

Contact Telephone Number: (561) 379-7207

Addressing Sexual Trauma and Abuse in Sex Therapy

Title of Event: Addressing Sexual Trauma and Abuse in Sex Therapy

Description of Event:

This webinar will explore the impact of sexual trauma on intimacy and sexuality, including how it affects overall development and sexual development. Participants will learn to understand common traumatic responses and apply trauma-sensitive practices, as well as examine the effects of sexual trauma on couples and relationships.

Date of Event: Thursday, January 29th, 2026

Time of Event: 12:00 PM EST - 3:00 PM EST

Location: Online Synchronous

Sensate Focus in Sex Therapy: Unlocking Pleasure, Safety, and Connection

Title of Event: Sensate Focus in Sex Therapy: Unlocking Pleasure, Safety, and Connection

Description of Event:

How do we treat erectile dysfunction, sexual pain, vaginismus, rapid or “premature” ejaculation, low desire and difficulties with arousal and orgasm, among others? How do we bring our patients out of performance narratives and into their bodies, into pleasure? How do we unravel our patients from sexual trauma, bringing them into a greater sense of emotional and physical safety, embodiment, and freedom?

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