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David Ley – Modern Sexual Issues in Clinical Practice, What Every Clinician Needs to Know
Many clients feel intense shame, guilt and moral conflict over sexual interests that are considered ‘abnormal.” Sexual concerns can have a drastic impact on a person’s mood, thoughts and overall mental health. Clinicians who don’t address sexuality in therapy are missing a critical component that would help their clients live happier lives and have healthier relationships.
Improve your client’s overall mental health and life satisfaction by integrating sexual health interventions into your practice!
In this recording, Dr. David Ley, PhD, walks you through the navigation of some of the most complex sexual issues that you’ll face as a clinician. You’ll walk away with the skills you need to address all of the issues below in therapy – and more!
Appropriately assess the healthiness of your clients’ sexual interests
Guide clients as they explore their ambivalence regarding issues such as pornography, casual sex and nonmonogamy
Confidently assist clients who are unsure of their sexual orientation
Help clients who have become socially isolated because of shame and fear regarding their sexual interests
Strategies to help teens who are being bullied or harassed because of sexting
Learn to effectively navigate issues of sexuality in your practice!
Integrate clinical harm-reduction strategies in session in order to reduce the client risk associated with sexting.
Utilize clinical interventions to resolve moral and religious conflicts about pornography use in clients to improve clinical outcomes.
Develop an increase in clients’ sexual integrity and self-control through shame-reduction treatment interventions.
Distinguish between healthy sexual diversity and sexual symptoms of emotional disturbance related to PTSDS, anxiety, depression and personality disorders.
Apply a nonjudgmental diagnostic framework toward a client’s sexual interests and behaviors.
Implement techniques for helping clients and their families understand and contextualize their sexuality in order to reduce sexuality-related fear and shame.
Assessment of Sexual Health Issues
The impact of the Internet on sexuality
Sexuality’s impact on presenting issues
Self-assessment strategies for clinician bias
Treat sex like a behavior – not a disease
Allow the client to explore ambivalence
Is sex a cause or symptom?
Holistic perspective to evaluating sexuality
Principle-based model of sexual health
Assessment tool: Sexual sensation seeking scale
Sex addiction
Limitations of research & potential risks
Sexting: Assist Teens & Adults with the Safe Use of Technology
Sex, technology & changing social values
Legal ramifications of teen sexting
Sexting’s impact on body image
Mitigate effects of bullying, harassment & exploitation
Educate teens about safety & responsibility
Help teens choose a “cyber buddy”
Harm-reduction strategies for sexting
Case Studies: Teen sexting & adult sexting
Pornography: Help Clients Achieve Healthy Use of Pornography
Resolve moral/religious conflicts about porn use
Assess ideals of sexual property within relationships
Assist couples in negotiating boundaries around pornography use
Minimize attention & focus on problems
Help clients take proactive steps to make values-consistent decisions easier
Strategies for healthy porn use
Case Studies: Healthy & unhealthy porn use
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Casual Sex: Strategies to Help Clients Balance Values & Sexual Activity
Casual sex & its implications for depression
Shame, stigma & female sexuality
Help clients evaluate their values
Determine the benefits of casual sex for the client
Help clients determine if casual sex is right for them
Shame reduction strategies
Case Studies: Casual sex, shame & values
Consensual Nonmonogamy: Navigate the Complexities of Non-Traditional Relationships
Types of open relationships
The impact of nonmonogamy on families, children & mental health
Issues to Address in Therapy
Is nonmonogamy right for the relationship?
Create boundaries
Time sharing
Communication
Jealousy triggers
Case Studies: Stressors on non-monogamous relationships; polyamorous and swinging relationships
Sexual Orientations: Confidently Address Sexual Issues of Unique Clinical Populations
Gender vs sexuality
The blurring line between heterosexuality & homosexuality
How is orientation determined?
What does the term mean to your client?
Understand the function of the term for the client
Assist clients with understanding orientation as part of their healthy sexuality
Support transgender kids & teens in therapy
Case Studies: Transgender teens; sexual fluidity
BDSM & Kink: Nonjudgmentally Discuss Personal Sexual Issues with Clients
Paraphilic disorders vs paraphilia
Common misconceptions
Ask, “What does BDSM/Kink mean to you?”
Separate trauma from BDSM in therapy
Address unwanted fantasies & fetishes
Educate clients about healthy sexuality
Help clients negotiate boundaries & consent
Case Studies: What’s the real problem here?
