Description

Learning Objectives:

• Assess one’s own hesitations and fears around addressing sexual issues and develop anormalizing, open clinical approach that allows for discussion of sexual concerns in anenvironment free of shame and judgment
• Explain the difference between responsive and spontaneous desire and the ways in which toeducate clients and their partners about the varied ways desire can manifest
• Discuss ways to accurately assess orgasmic difficulties, given the highly subjectiveexperience, and how to guide clients in expanding their orgasmic potential throughmindfulness and behavioral changes
• List 3 differences between dyspareunia and vaginismus and the ways to best collaboratewith medical providers when treating either concern
• Describe 3 ways in which a client’s partner can influence outcomes in sex therapy treatment
• Discuss how treatment must be amended for clients who do not currently have a sexualpartner or have a non-participating partner
• Explain 3 clinical considerations that must be made when treating clients with cultural,religious, or otherwise ideological barriers to participating in mainstream treatment protocolsor best practices