Presented by Shannon Kakkar, M.Ed. This program was recorded on March 19, 2021 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page The Association for Counseling Sexology and Sexual Wellness sent out a descriptive survey to counseling professionals using both CES-NET and ACA Connect Sexuality Interest Network to gauge the experiences in the knowledge, skills, and self-efficacy about sexuality and sexual wellness…
Presented by Dr. Lexx Brown-James, LMFT, CSE, CSES Recorded on Friday, August 16, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page The term pleasure has a conflicted and sorted history. Throughout time, pleasure seekers have been seen as hedonistic, irresponsible, and untrustworthy. Pleasure is a highly sexualized word that is considered taboo and often shamed. Adrienne Maree Brown's Pleasure Activism…
Presented by Patricia Arredondo, EdD This session was recorded live on Friday, June 16, 2023 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page The Multicultural Counseling Competencies (MCC) were written to demonstrate that counseling training and practices as taught, were not inclusive of all persons. In effect, Eurocentric counseling models viewed individuals from marginalized groups through a deficit lens, not valuing…
Presented by Angela M. Schubert, PhD, LPC, LMHC, NCC, BC-TMH This program was recorded on August 19th, 2022 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Aging is a reality. Dare we say – an opportunity. Because life is perceptually and sequentially experienced, one can surmise that only during the older stages of life is it possible to truly appreciate our…
Presented by Zachary D. Bloom. PhD, LCPC, LMFT, Belma Prasko, MA, and Madelaine Romito, BA This program was recorded on Friday, September 16th, 2022 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page A review of the counseling literature indicates that counselors and helping professionals at large may lack confidence in their assessment and treatment of issues related to sexuality. Founded in…
Presented by Tamekia Bell, Ph.D., LCPC, ACS, NCC Recorded on Friday, September 15, 2023 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page. The term "intersectionality" has been utilized very often in the counseling profession over the past several years. Crenshaw (1989) first used the term as a way of understanding how a person's different identities that may be oppressed or privileged…
Presented by Andrea Battiola, Ed.S., LPC, LMHC and Jennifer Kielholtz, MS, LPC, LCPC Recorded on Friday, October 18, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Understanding pleasure requires a comprehensive view that encompasses biopsychosocial-sexual dimensions, recognizing how biological, psychological, and social factors interact to shape individual experiences of pleasure (Laan, Klein, Werner, van Lunsen, & Jansen, 2021). Pleasure…
Presented by Theodore R. Burnes, Ph.D. This program was recorded on Friday, November 18, 2022 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Sex work is the exchange of sex for money, goods, or services. As expressions of sexuality change within evolving contexts and environments, the landscape of sex work has changed due to factors of technology, legal structures, and safety. Counseling…
Presented by Amanda Tashjian, PhD, CRC, LPC (AZ, MI), LCPC (IL) This program was recorded on Friday, April 15th, 2022 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page This presentation will focus on practice strategies to best support individuals who identify as LGBTQIA+ and disabled through the lens of intersectionality. Intersectionality is rooted in the notion that everyone has their own…
Presented by Michael M. Kocet, Ph.D. This program was recorded on February 18, 2021 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page This webinar will address the ethical competencies expected of professional counselors working with LGBTQ+ individuals, particularly in the area of sexuality and sexual wellness. This presentation will integrate applied ethics as it relates to counseling practice with LGBTQ+ individuals…
Presented by Angela Schubert, Ph.D., LPC, NCC This program was recorded on February 19, 2021 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page Although sexuality is part of the human experience, it is often disregarded in counselor training, in clinical practice, and professional counseling literature. With so few formal resources and training opportunities, students and counselors alike are left to explore…
Presented by Frances McClain, Ph.D., LCPC, NCC & Dylan Amlin, MA, LPC This program was recorded on March 18th, 2022 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page This webinar will be discussing the study done by the presenters. The primary purpose of the study was to determine what someone who was interested in obtaining a provider for sex therapy would…
