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Sex Therapy With Orthodox Jewish Clients

Previously Recorded
Rivka Sidorsky, LCSW-C, CST
$30.00 USD

About 9% of the American Jews identify as Orthodox. For sex therapists practicing in areas heavily populated by Jews, it is important to have education on how to provide culturally and religiously sensitive sex therapy. This course will explore some of the practices in Orthodox Judaism that will play a role in sex therapy and will introduce therapists to therapeutic techniques and stregths-based approaches to work with this population.

Learning Objectives:

  1. 1. Participants will be able to describe at least two adjustments to sex therapy therapeutic techniques that may be used to provide culturally-sensitivie therapy when performing sex therapy with Orthodox Jewish clients.
  2. 2. Participants will be able to describe at least two strengths-based approaches to use when performing sex therapy with Orthodox Jewish clients.

Agenda:

AASECT Knowledge Areas: Ethics and ethical behavior, Socio-cultural and familial factors, Issues related to sexual orientation, Diversities in sexual expressions, Professional communication and personal reflection. May be used for Sex Therapy Training ST3, ST5, ST6, ST7.

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
Course Level: introductory
Level of Clinician: beginner
  • 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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Full Refund until 48 hours before scheduled date.
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