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 Kate McNulty, LCSW This program was recorded live on Friday, January 26th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page. Literature and clinical practice reflect growing evidence of the overlap between autism and gender variance. Autistic people experience non-conforming identities such as trans, non-binary and other forms of gender flexibility in greater numbers than the general population. This…
Presented by Kate McNulty, LCSW Recorded on Friday, July 26th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Autism is a neurodevelopmental diagnosis associated with differences in communication, cognition, and social behavior. All of these dimensions influence the experience of one's sexuality. Autism is highly heterogeneous and the full continuum of human sexual and gender expression are seen in this…
Presented by Kate McNulty, LCSW Recorded on Friday, April 26, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses" page Couples therapy requires a neutral stance by the therapist in order to maintain rapport with both parties. Yet therapists have often regarded autistic partners as stunted in their ability to love or deficient in their communication skills. Current research demonstrates autistic…
Presented by Laurie Bonjo, PhD, NCC, CSC Recorded on Friday, February 21, 2025 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Sexual dysfunction is among the most common and distressing consequences of cancer treatment (Cancer Statistics, n.d.; Esmet Hosseini et al., 2022; Jackson et al., 2016). While some effects may be short-term, many cancer survivors experience long-term impacts such as…
Presented by Braden Berkey, PsyD, CSE Recorded on Friday, November 1, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Sex is central to health and wellbeing; yet healthcare providers rarely receive any training or supervision on addressing sex and sexuality issues in therapy and within clinical relationships. Without knowledge and guidance, they often avoid exploring these issues in the ways…
Presented by Braden Berkey, PsyD, CSE Wednesday, May 14, 2025 9:30am-12:30pm PT / 11:30am-2:30pm CT / 12:30-3:30pm ET Event held live online via Zoom. Zoom link will be available on course page in “My Courses” upon event registration. Sex and sexuality are central, and multifaceted, elements of the human experience across the lifespan. Yet clinically it has been marginalized, compartmentalized…
Presented by Amber L. Pope, PhD, LPC, LMHC, CCTP, Juliana Lytle, Ph.D., LMHC, NCC, Clark D. Ausloos, PhD, LPCC, LPC, LSC, NCC, and Bianca Augustine, Ph.D., CCTP, LPC Friday, April 18, 2025 8am-10am PT / 10am-12pm CT / 11am-1pm ET Event held online via Zoom, link to access provided upon registration. Increasingly, the counseling profession recognizes the fundamental role of…
Presented by Kirsten Lyons, LCSW Wednesday, April 16, 2025 9:30am-12:30pm PT / 11:30am – 2:30pm CT / 12:30-3:30pm ET Event held live online via Zoom. Zoom link will be available on course page in “My Courses” upon event registration. Sex and sexuality are central, and multifaceted, elements of the human experience across the lifespan. Yet clinically it has been marginalized, compartmentalized and its…
Presented by Kate McNulty, LCSW and Morrigan Hunter, MA, MSW Friday, May 30, 2025 9am-11:30am PT / 11am-1:30pm CT / 12pm-2:30pm ET Event held online via Zoom, link to access provided upon registration. Competence with gender identity and sexual expression are an essential aspect of work with the neurodiverse population. The full range of sexual experience is seen in this…
Presented by Kate McNulty, LCSW Recorded on Friday, March 29th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Autistic individuals, especially those with more severe disabilities, are more likely to be exposed to unwanted sexual content, violence, and victimization (Brown et al., 2017). They also experience higher rates of bullying by peers and maltreatment by caregivers. This predisposes them…
A Live 16-Hour Microcredential Course Providing Core Knowledge Training as Required by AASECT for Certification Sex and sexuality are central, and multifaceted, elements of the human experience across the lifespan. Yet clinically it has been marginalized, compartmentalized and its components relegated to specialists within healthcare disciplines. Mental health professionals receive little, if any, specific training on addressing sex during their…
