Sexuality remains an issue of concern and often dispair for a great deal of couples with one or both individuals have physical disability. This webinar will address the misapprehensions and barriers to healthy, accessible sexuality for people with physical disability. It will provide therapists with tools to assess the needs, ambitions, capibilities and worries of their patients, even without expertise in the disability itself. We will discuss using their patient's specific familiarity with their abilites and preferences, to seek accommodations.
Beyond the work focused on the patients, we will also look into our own hesitations and discomfort regarding unconventional erotic and sexual acts.
FREE WEBINAR
Autism Spectrum and Cognitive Impairment in Sex Therapy
Previously Recorded
Presenter: Beverley Damelin
Course Length: 1 Hour
Learning Objectives:
- To identify the barriers to participation in healthy sexuality for individuals with physical disability
- To provide permission and information to work with patients in need of discovering their sexuality or having a corrective experience
- To teach appropriate tools to make sex or relevant sexual behaviours accessible
This workshop Offers 1 Continuing Education Credits
This webinar is recorded and will not grant live credits.
Sexuality remains an issue of concern and often dispair for a great deal of couples with one or both individuals have physical disability. This webinar will address the misapprehensions and barriers to healthy, accessible sexuality for people with physical disability. It will provide therapists with tools to assess the needs, ambitions, capibilities and worries of their patients, even without expertise in the disability itself. We will discuss using their patient's specific familiarity with their abilites and preferences, to seek accommodations.
Beyond the work focused on the patients, we will also look into our own hesitations and discomfort regarding unconventional erotic and sexual acts.
Learning Objectives:
- To identify the barriers to participation in healthy sexuality for individuals with physical disability
- To provide permission and information to work with patients in need of discovering their sexuality or having a corrective experience
- To teach appropriate tools to make sex or relevant sexual behaviours accessible
Agenda:
1. Introduction and objectives(3 min)
2. Defining autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and cognitive impairment (CI) (10 min)
3. Autism/CI in the context of sexuality (15 min)
4. Romantic and sexual capabilities (5 min)
5. Finding suitable partners (10 min)
6. Relationship establishment and maintenance (5 min)
7. Talking about sex (5 min)
8. Case for discussion / Questions (7 min)
This presentation is open to:
- Social Workers
- Professional Counselors
- Therapists
- Psychologists
- Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
- Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
- Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
- New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
- Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
- Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
- Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives
Participants will receive their certificate electronically upon completion of the webinar and course evaluation form.
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