Event Overview:

Join Linda Weiner, LCSW, Diplomate in Sex Therapy, for an engaging two-part webinar series that delves into the complexities of working with challenging client individuals and couples in sex therapy. This advanced training is designed for practitioners already familiar with the updated Sensate Focus touch protocol, offering deep insights into cases that often prove difficult for even the most experienced clinicians.

What You Can Expect:

Over two 3-hour sessions, held on Thursday, November 7 & Thursday, November 14  2024 from 9:00am -12:00 pm (CST), you will participate in live discussions that combine client case presentations with peer feedback. The goal of this series is to help participants refine their understanding of the factors that create treatment roadblocks and challenges and discover new approaches to add to their toolbox.

Session 1: November 7, 2024

Topic: Female-Bodied Clients
Focus: Client case presentations on low sexual desire and vaginismus
In this session, Linda will introduce challenging client cases involving female-bodied clients with issues of low desire and vaginismus. Participants will explore the cultural, psychological, physical/medical, and relational factors that contribute to these challenges. Interactive group discussions will encourage collaboration and input, allowing you to multiply the possibilities for intervention in your own practices.

Session 2: November 14, 2024

Topic: Male-Bodied Clients
Focus: Client case presentations on erectile dysfunction and delayed ejaculation
This session will focus on male-bodied clients dealing with erectile dysfunction and delayed ejaculation. Linda will present client case studies that highlight the multifaceted issues involved, including trauma, religious orthodoxy, personality traits, partner dynamics, and more. As with the first session, participants will engage in discussion after each case presentation to share strategies for addressing these complex issues.

Key Takeaways:

• Identify Challenging Factors: Learn to recognize the cultural, psychological, relational, and physical/medical issues that make some client cases more complex.
• Advanced Techniques: Discover novel modifications to the Sensate Focus touch protocol and sex therapy interventions that can be applied to challenging client cases.
• Interactive Learning: Benefit from a peer discussion format in which you can offer  feedback on case studies.
• Earn AASECT CE Credits: Each session offers 3 AASECT CEs (6 total for both sessions) which can be applied toward AASECT certification and renewal.

Who Should Attend:

This webinar is ideal for therapists, counselors and health professionals who work with individuals and couples representing more complex client cases of sexual dysfunction. This includes clients facing sexual difficulties related to trauma, psychological issues such as anxiety, neurodivergence, personality traits such as rigid thinking and medically related conditions such as cancer.

Cost:

• $120 per session
• Attend one or both sessions
• CE credits: Earn 3 AASECT CEs per session (6 total) after completion of an evaluation and post-test.

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