Concurrent Sessions

By the end of the session, participants will be able to explain the concept of self-managed abortion (SMA), list the reasons that people choose this method, describe the safety and efficacy of the practice, and identify legal issues involved with SMA and actions that may contribute to a client’s risk of criminalization.

The dominant narrative of gender transition is that transition has to equal suffering. This workshop applies current research in facilitative coping mechanisms to individuals in the process of transitioning their gender in order to help our clients transition with more ease. By learning practical skills for helping clients make decisions about how to express their gender to the world, we will begin the conversation about how to change the narrative of transition into a process of self-growth, curiosity, and pleasure.

African-centered sex therapy utilizes African-centered psychologies, pre-colonial African sexual wisdom, sexual epistemology, ontology and spiritual systems to inform our understanding of human behavior and sexual healing. This presentation will explore African-Centered therapeutic approaches, theories and models that can be used in sex therapy to promote sexual wellness and liberation. Osunality or African Eroticism will be highlighted containing rich constructs, narratives, and frameworks which can be an opportunity for sexuality professionals to increase sexual multiepistemic literacy.

Sex counseling is a certification level within AASECT that is often the least known but offers a wealth of opportunities to the field of sexual health. Learn from a panel of sex counselors in various stages of their career and diverse practice areas.

The black kink community has a bevy of nuances difficult to conceptualize by therapists and sexuality professionals. Due to lack of awareness some practices may be injurious to those that use kink as a means of affirmation and liberation. This workshop will ask participants to expand their sex-positive capacity through the exploration of clinical mental health modalities on their implications for sex and sex positivity.

1) Name at least 3 overarching themes from early research with families of youth who have committed a sexual offense.

2) Describe at least 3 psychosocial challenges that families often experience following the discovery of the sexual offense.

3) Identify at least 3 gaps in the extant literature and recognize how such unexamined areas in research may contribute to an incomplete depiction of the population and their needs.

4) Describe at least 2 theoretical frameworks and how they have been used in research to explain the experiences of families in the aftermath of the offense

1. Name at least two ways that evidence-based sexuality education curricula present challenges to students of color.

2. Identify at least four strategies to incorporate anti-racist content or teaching strategies into evidence-based sexuality education curricula.

Participants will be able to remove themselves from the professional realm and investigate how personal experiences have impacted them in the circles of sensuality, intimacy, sexual identity, and sexualization. The activity framework is derived from Morin’s (1995) principle of “interplay of attraction and obstacles” from The Erotic Mind. The activities explore how sexual arousal is attained through written and oral language.

By the end of this presentation,

1-learners will have expanded their knowledge of Pop Culture Psychology and Superhero Therapy and the influence of sexuality on culture, and

2-will have executable ideas for future sexuality and sexual representation in the culture

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

1). Identify impact of Islamophobia and ways it manifest in sexual and mental health functioning in Muslim clients and communities.

2). List two strategies to implement for a more welcoming environment for Muslim clients