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Cosponsored with the Metropolitan State University Department of Psychology
Full Day Program - Six Continuing Education Credits
Friday, October 20, 2017 - 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Metropolitan State University, St. Paul campus auditorium, 700 East Seventh St., St. Paul, MN 55106
About the Program
This program will review contemporary assessment and treatment of sexual concerns. The following topics will be covered: talking about sex in therapy, male and female sexual dysfunction, aging and sexuality, disability and sexuality, sexual orientation issues, compulsive sexual behavior (sex addiction), couples sex therapy, sexual trauma, sex after childbirth and postpartum, polyamory and alternative relationship structures.
This program will explore the assessment and treatment of common sexual concerns for couples, while teaching practical interventions; including the use of the female/male sexual response cycles, how to navigate sexual desire style differences (responsive and spontaneous desire), helping couples become an intimate sexual team while developing an independent sexual voice, and assisting couples with understanding how cultural and family rules of sexuality contribute to sexual concerns. This program will discuss the assessment and treatment of sexual trauma through the integration of interventions to release trauma in the body, address the negative cognitions that maintain core negative beliefs, and explore how to help individuals move toward the healthy sexual relationship with themselves and others that they desire.
The presentation will include an exploration into the impact of childbirth and parenting on the sexual functioning of couples. The conversation will include a discussion of changes that can occur in the sexual and overall relationship dynamics of couples following children, as well as identification of strategies for intervening upon potential sexual difficulties encountered by parents. Additional focus will be given on the concept of consensual non-monogamy and alternative relationship structures. Concepts such as open relationships and polyamory will be discussed, as well as considerations for therapists working with individuals and/or couples with interests in non-monogamy.
Throughout the program, relevant research topics will be cited, and there will be ample time for Q & A. This program is for psychologists and other mental health professionals, and is at the intermediate level.
Participants will be able to:
- Analyze current methods of assessing and treating sexual concerns.
- Demonstrate how to work with clients who have a disability and sexual concerns.
- Explain how to intervene with clients who have compulsive sexual behavior.
- Discuss treatment of sexual trauma by integrating the treatment of the body, mind, and intimate relationships.
- Describe common sexual concerns for couples by combining current research and education with practical interventions.
- Discuss skills addressing changes in the sexual and relational dynamics of couples after children.
- Discuss relationship structures that are alternatives to monogamy, and skills for speaking with clients who may have interest in consensual non-monogamy.
Schedule:
8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introduction
MPA President
Contemporary Methods of Assessing Female and Male Sexual Dysfunctions
(problems with sexual desire, sexual arousal, orgasm and pain)
Brian Zamboni, Ph.D., LP
10:15 a.m. Break
10:25 a.m. Assessing and Treating Compulsive Sexual Behavior (Sex Addiction)
Brian Zamboni, Ph.D., LP
12 p.m. Lunch (box lunches will be served in the New Main building adjacent to the auditorium.)
1 p.m. Assessing and Treating Sexual Concerns for Couples;
Integrating the Treatment of the Body, Mind and
Relationships When Treating Sexual Trauma
Rebekah Miller, M.A., LMFT
2:25 p.m. Break
2:35 p.m. Sex After Childbirth and Postpartum
Consensual Non-Monogamy and Alternative Relationship Structures
Tera Jansen, Psy.D., LP
4:00 p.m. Adjourn/pick up CE certificates
About the Presenters:
Brian Zamboni, Ph.D., LP, is faculty in the University of Minnesota Program in Human Sexuality. He is also an AASECT certified sex therapist and in sex education as well as a board certified diplomate of the American Board of Sexology. In addition to therapy services, he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in human sexuality and helps train medical students and other professionals. Dr Zamboni received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Loyola University Chicago in Chicago, Illinois.
Tera Jansen, Psy.D., LP, completed her postdoctoral fellowship at the Program in Human Sexuality, Center for Sexual Health, at the University of Minnesota and is the managing clinician at Natalis Counseling & Psychology Solutions in White Bear Lake. Dr. Jansen received her Psy.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In addition to providing clinical services across a wide variety of sexual health and gender concerns, Dr. Jansen is adjunct faculty at the University of Minnesota’s graduate program in Integrative Behavioral Health, where she teaches courses in human sexuality and gender.
Rebekah Miller, M.A., LMFT, is a marriage and family therapist, and owner of Wellness Counseling Services. She specializes in treating trauma, relationship distress, and sexual concerns; frequently using Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMRD), and Somatic Experiencing (SE) in her work. She is also adjunct faculty for the MFT Graduate Program at St. Mary’s University. She received her master of arts degree in marriage and family therapy from St. Mary’s University in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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