Loving Me and Loving You: Loving in the Modern World
Presented by Libby Ebert, MA, ALMFT (she/her)
Recorded Friday, July 14, 2023
This program provides skills and tools to assist clinicians working with counseling clients to build, navigate, and maintain intimacy in romantic relationships. Utilizing modern research around love, attachment, and sexuality, participants will develop specific interventions for individuals to apply to their clinical practice.
The program discusses the diverse array of intimate relationships and how to build love, understanding, and trust in partnership. Participants will review and discuss different case studies, where the partnerships presented demonstrate modern, culturally diverse clients who are presenting with a sex-related (e.g., desire discrepancy) concerns . The group will disuss the intersectional factors that impact the case and the clinical skills utilized for each case.
Recordng will be available on course page in “My Courses” upon event registration.
This program, when attended in its entirety, offers 1.5 APA CEs for Psychologists, 1.5 IL CEUS for Counselors and Social Workers, 1.5 BBS California CEUs for LPCCs, LPSW, and LMFTs, or 1.5 AASECT CEs
This program provides skills and tools to assist clinicians working with counseling clients to build, navigate, and maintain intimacy in romantic relationships. Utilizing modern research around love, attachment, and sexuality, participants will develop specific interventions for individuals to apply to their clinical practice.
The program discusses the diverse array of intimate relationships and how to build love, understanding, and trust in partnership. Participants will review and discuss different case studies, where the partnerships presented demonstrate modern, culturally diverse clients who are presenting with a sex-related (e.g., desire discrepancy) concerns . The group will disuss the intersectional factors that impact the case and the clinical skills utilized for each case.
After attending this introductory-level training, participants will be able to:
- Discuss three attachment styles in relationships that impact sexual behavior
- Identify at least three clinical skills to develop and maintain intimacy for clients
- Apply new knowledge and skills about attachment styles in relationships and sexual behavior into clinical practice
APA
This program meets APA’s continuing education standard 1.3: Program content focuses on topics related to psychological practice, education, or research other than
application of psychological assessment and/or intervention methods that are supported by contemporary scholarship grounded in established research procedures
This program meets APA’s continuing education goal 1: Program is relevant to psychological practice, education, and/or science.
AASECT
This program meets the following AASECT Core Knowledge Areas:
C – Socio-cultural, familial factors (e.g., ethnicity, culture, religion, spirituality, socioeconomic status, family values) in relation to sexual values and behaviors.
E- Intimacy skills (e.g., social, emotional, sexual), intimate relationships, interpersonal relationships and family dynamics.
This program meets the following AASECT Sext Therapy Area:
C- Theory and methods of approach to intervention in relationship systems experiencing sex and intimacy problems.
General Admission: $50.00
Refund Policy: This program is non-refundable
Gottman, J. S., Gottman, J. S., Abrams, R. C., & Abrams, R. C. (2019). Eight Dates: Essential
Conversations for a Lifetime of Love. Van Haren Publishing.
Kerner, I. (2021). So tell me about the last time you had sex: Laying bare and learning to repair our love lives. Grand Central Publishing. New York, NY. ISBN: 978-1538734841.
Kleinplatz, P., & Ménard, A. (2020). Magnificent Sex: Lessons from Extraordinary Lovers (1st ed.). Routledge.
Continuing Education
Target Audience: Clinicians who work with clients surrounding intimacy and relationship concerns.
Psychologists. This program, when attended in its entirety, is available for 1.5 continuing education credits. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is committed to accessibility and non-discrimination in its continuing education activities. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is also committed to conducting all activities in conformity with the American Psychological Association’s Ethical Principles for Psychologists. Participants are asked to be aware of the need for privacy and confidentiality throughout the program. If program content becomes stressful, participants are encouraged to process these feelings during discussion periods. If participants have special needs, we will attempt to accommodate them. Please address questions, concerns and any complaints to [email protected]. There is no commercial support for this program nor are there any relationships between the CE Sponsor, presenting organization, presenter, program content, research, grants, or other funding that could reasonably be construed as conflicts of interest.
Counselors/Clinical Counselors. This program, when attended in its entirety, is available 1.5 hours of continuing education. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) to provide continuing education programming for counselors and clinical counselors.License Number: 197.000159
Social Workers. This program, when attended in its entirety, is available for 1.5 hours of continuing education. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) to provide continuing education programming for social workers. License Number: 159.001036
MFTs, LPCCs, and LCSWs. Course meets the qualifications for 1.5 hour of continuing education credit for MFTs, LPCCs, and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. If you are licensed outside of California please check with your local licensing agency to to determine if they will accept these CEUs. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is approved by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) to offer continuing education programming for MFTs, LPCCs, LEPs, and/or LCSWs. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is an accredited or approved postsecondary institution that meets the requirements set forth in Sections 4980.54(f)(1), 4989.34, 4996.22(d)(1), or 4999.76(d) of the Code.
Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists:
This program meets the requirements of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) and is approved for 1.5 CE credits. The Office of Continuing Education at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology has been approved as an AASECT Provider of continuing education credits! Provider number 23-519-CW. These CE credits may be applied toward AASECT certification and renewal of certification. Completion of this program does not ensure or guarantee AASECT certification. For further information please contact [email protected].
Participation Certificate. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is able to provide students and other participants who simply wish to have documentation of their attendance at the program a participation certificate.
Non Psychologists. Most licensing boards accept Continuing Education Credits sponsored by the American Psychological Association but non-psychologists are recommended to consult with their specific state-licensing board to ensure that APA-sponsored CE is acceptable.
*Participants must attend 100% of the program in order to obtain a Certificate of Attendance.
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) to provide continuing education programming for counselors and clinical counselors (License Number: 197.000159) and social workers (License Number: 159.001036).
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is approved by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) to offer continuing education programming for MFTs, LPCCs, LEPs, and/or LCSWs. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is an accredited or approved postsecondary institution that meets the requirements set forth in Sections 4980.54(f)(1), 4989.34, 4996.22(d)(1), or 4999.76(d) of the Code.
Libby Ebert, MA, ALMFT (she/her)
Libby Ebert, MA, ALMFT (she/her) is an Associate Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with a specialization in sex therapy. Libby believes each obstacle is unique to every individual and their journey, and everyone has inherent strengths and skills to help them navigate those obstacles. Libby works with her clients to rediscover those skills and apply them to the specific difficulties they are facing. By incorporating multicultural and systemic oriented frameworks, Libby works to ensure each client is supported, challenged, and empowered to be their best authentic self. Libby’s clinical interests include helping clients with trauma backgrounds, consensual non monogamy and polyamory, kink and BDSM, and gender exploration. Libby is particularly passionate about working with the LGBTQ+ community and populations of color.