TREAT OR REFER? WORKING WITH SEXUAL ISSUES IN THERAPY
31 January - 28 February 2024 AEDT
Recording provided to all registrants
7.5 Category A CPD hours
The purpose of this course is to equip counselling and psychotherapy professionals with sufficient knowledge and skills to be able to confidently address common sexual concerns in therapy.
At the end of the program the participants will be able to effectively bring up, identify, and discuss common sexual concerns with their clients, de-escalate the conflict and pressure sexual discord puts on client’s relationships and either offer a treatment or refer to a physician when necessary.
Why talk about sex in therapy?
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Because nobody else will - cultural and societal restrains
- because your clients want you to
- to add a very marketable ‘string’ to your practice.
Do you need to be a specialist to talk about sex in therapy?
Only 5 to 10 per cent of our clients who bring up sexual concerns may need to talk to a specialist; most concerns can be addressed in competent sex-positive therapy.
All you need is willingness to open and maintain a conversation about sex and a vocabulary to go with it.
Session 1 - Talking about sex in therapy
Why talk about sex in therapy? Can’t doctors sort this out?
Do you have to be a specialist? What is it that we talk about?
Session 2 - Sex Education and Its Discontents - busting the myths about sex
Taking you clients beyond “condom on a banana” paradigm and introducing pleasure into conversation about sex.
Session 3 - “Not tonight, dear”
Addressing discrepancy in sexual desire - most common presentation in every sex therapist’s practice
Session 4 - 50 Shades of Rainbow
Sex therapy in the context of gender and erotic diversity
The importance of diversity, language and labels when working with gender and erotically diverse clients
Session 5 - Tough Cases
Submit cases that are relevant to any topics throughout the course for group discussion
This is a 7.5 hour online course which runs once a week via 5 x 1.5 hour interactive webinar sessions 6:30pm-8:00pm AEDT (please check your time difference if you live outside of AEDT timezone)
Session dates:
Wednesday January 31
Wednesday February 7
Wednesday February 14
Wednesday February 21
Wednesday February 28
Trainer: Anya Grichina
MSciMed (HIV, STI & Sexual Health), USyd; BCoun, ACAP.
Anya is a counsellor and an educator. She splits her time between her private practice in Surry Hills, Sydney, and teaching counselling at the Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors (AIPC). She specialises in relationship and sexual health counselling, working with couples and individuals. She also works with clients with intellectual disabilities, using adjusted psychotherapy modalities and positive behaviour support plans. She is acclaimed as an engaging and inspiring presenter whose seminars often change the way her students look at and feel about counselling and psychotherapy practice.
Members $260 (inc. GST)
Non-member $320 (inc. GST).
CPD hours:
Attending this course counts as 7.5 hours of Category A CPD (Continuing Professional Development). You need to attend at least 4 our of 5 sessions live to receive a CPD certificate for Category A hours.
Watching recordings of the sessions , that will be provided to registrants, can be used towards 7.5 hours of Category B CPD.
What to Expect After you Register:
Once registered, your personal Zoom link will be dispatched directly to you via email from Zoom within 1 hour after registration. Please keep an eye on your inbox for an email from Zoom [email protected]. All future correspondence pertaining to this event, including event recordings, will be communicated through the PACFA email address [email protected]. To ensure a seamless experience, we recommend adding both of these email addresses to your safe sender list to prevent any missed communications. The link stays the same for all sessions of the course.
This course is best enjoyed if you can participate interactively and work in breakout rooms, however, all recordings are provided (except for breakout rooms discussions).
Event Cancellations
Customers seeking to cancel their registration more than 5 working days (for courses) and 48 hours (for webinars) prior to the event date may request a credit to be applied to their account. Cancellations must be made in writing to [email protected]. Cancellations made with less notice than this are non-refundable or exchangeable. Credits will be accessible through the PACFA Portal and are valid for up to a year from the purchase date. This policy is at the discretion of PACFA and may change.