Along with
Present
Advanced Sex Therapy: Trauma & Abuse
November 8-10, 2024
Hybrid course:
In person at the ISW Classroom – 8117 Preston Road, Dallas, TX
OR
Online Synchronous
Presented by:
Dr. Vanessa Snyder currently serves as the Chief Clinical Officer at Uncaged, an international anti-trafficking organization. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Sex Therapist and Master Traumatologist as well as a clinical supervisor in private practice in Atlanta, Georgia. She is also a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist candidate. Her areas of specialization include sexual abuse, trauma, complex trauma, and dissociation as well as couples and families in crisis. She is also a Green Cross Academy of Traumatology trainer in crisis and disaster trauma certification. She is currently an adjunct professor at Richmont Graduate University in Atlanta and Concordia University-Irvine in Irvine, California.
Dr. Debra Taylor is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Certified Sex Therapist. She teaches sex therapy courses through the Institute for Sexual Wholeness and has presented on various marriage and sexuality topics in graduate schools, conferences, and churches throughout the United States and internationally. She earned her MA in Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling from Azusa Pacific University, a Psy.D. in clinical psychology from California Southern University, and a Certificate in Human Sexuality from the Neuropsychiatric Institute at U.C.L.A. Debra is a co- founder of Sexual Wholeness, Inc. and the Director of the American Board of Christian Sex Therapists. She is a co-author with Archibald Hart and Catherine Hart-Weber of Secrets of Eve: Understanding the Mystery of Female Sexuality.
Course Description:
This advanced level course examines the topic of sexual therapy with survivors of sexual trauma and abuse.
Course Objectives:
Within the context of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Basic Topic Schedule:
| Day One | Symptoms and examples of trauma/complex trauma
Polyvagal theory and trauma Dissociation and trauma Three-phase treatment process Self-care |
| Day Two | An introduction to couples counseling for trauma
Sex therapy with survivors of CSA Sexual Healing Journey protocol Self-care |
| Day Three | Drama triangle
Coming Home to Passion Emotionally-focused couples therapy for trauma couples IFS for working with trauma couples Self-care |
Registration Information
Continuing Education:
20 CEs available
Workshop Level:
Advanced
(Participants must have completed the Introductory Course- Introduction to Human Sexuality- and the Intermediate Course – Intermediate Medical & Trauma Issues – prior to registration for this course).
Course Schedule
Friday, November 8, 2024: 9:30 AM – 7:30 PM EST
Saturday, November 9, 2024: 9:30 AM – 7:30 PM EST
Sunday, November 10, 2024: 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM EST
Fees
| $850.00 Plus Textbooks | Professional Students taking the course for CE credit and/or toward ABCST Sex Therapy Certification on a Pass-Fail basis.
(Completion of all readings and assignments is required in order to receive CE credits). |
| $350.00
Plus Textbooks
|
Richmont or ISW alumni retaking the course as a refresher (includes CEs if desired). Assignments are not required for those RE-TAKING the course. |
| Individuals who need the course credits to appear on their official transcripts at another university will need to contact Dr. Gary Barnes for further information: gary@sexualwholeness.com. |
Registration
For registration and CE questions, please contact Amy Estes: ContinuingEd@richmont.edu.
For course-related questions, please contact support@sexualwholeness.com
Refunds: Full refunds will only be issued if requested prior to November 1, 2024.
There is no known commercial support for this program.
20 CORE Hours live webinar (synchronous) contact hours of continuing education have been approved by the Licensed Professional Counselors Association of Georgia (LPCA CE Approval #2024-09-10-7016LW). These can be related hours for those outside of Georgia.