Institute for Sexuality Education and Enlightenment

Sexuality, Ritual, & Healing

THIS IS A HALF DAY COURSE AND PRESENTED WITH HOMEWORK AND BOUNDARY WORK

March 19, 2020
2:00 PM - 5:30 PM

LOCATION:
Hotel Northampton
36 King Street
Northampton, MA 

Contact info@instituteforsexuality.com for any course-specific questions. 

CE’s: 3

REGISTRATION: $90

Ritual has been used for millennia to help humans to heal traumas or hurts, aid us in life transitions, or celebrate ourselves. How can ritual be used in a therapeutic setting by those in the sex therapy and sex education fields? This workshop will explore various types of therapeutic rituals that can be used as interventions when people are stuck or wish to make a change in their perspectives or their lives. Participants will create simple rituals in class as examples.

This program meets the requirements for the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) and is approved for 3 CE credits. These CE credits may be applied toward AASECT Certification and renewal of certification. Institute for Sexuality Education & Enlightenment, Provider #11-113-C. Completion of this program does not ensure or guarantee AASECT Certification. For further information please contact ce@aasect.org.

SEX THERAPY TRAINING AREA: Theory and Methods of Sex Related Psychotherapy (A)Intervention, Theory & Methods (D)

SEX EDUCATION TRAINING AREA: Theory and Methods of Sexuality Education (B). Theory and methods of different approaches to sexuality education delivery (E)

Participants will be able to recognize at least one benefit of the use of ritual in sex therapy or sex education.
Participants will be able to identify the major elements of a therapeutic ritual.
Participants will be able to practice skills in the creation of therapeutic rituals
Participants will be able to create a basic therapeutic ritual for use with sex therapy clients or in sex education settings
Participants will be able to Analyze what type of ritual may benefit a particular client or a sex education audience/population.