What Every Sex Therapist Needs to Know about Pelvic Dysfunction

St. Louis Union Station Hotel 

Published Room: Regency A 

Most sex therapy training do not go in-depth into working with pelvic pain/dysfunction clients leaving a sex therapist feeling helpless and stuck, resulting in these clients being referred out to pelvic pain physical therapy as the one and only solution. In this workshop, we will help you understand more about pelvic dysfunction through a detailed discussion of the anatomy of the pelvic bowl, the various other body systems chronic pelvic dysfunction can impact, detailed look at the comorbidity diagnosis, the importance of talking to clients about their menstrual cycles, the penis and pelvic floor, and the impact pelvic pain has relationships

Intended Audience: Counselors, Therapists, Supervisors, Medical Professionals

There will be an hour break during the session for attendees to grab lunch on their own.

Identify the main anatomical parts of the pelvic bowl and pelvic bowl co-morbidity diagnoses

Explain the role the pelvic bowl plays in sexual functioning and dis-functioning.

Identify the role chronic pelvic pain plays in a client's mental health and relationships 

B. Developmental sexuality from a bio-psycho-social perspective across the life course

G. Sexual and reproductive anatomy/physiology

H. Health/medical factors that may influence sexuality including, but not limited to, illness, disability, drugs, mental health, conception, pregnancy, childbirth, pregnancy termination, contraception, fertility, HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infection, other infections, sexual trauma, injury and safer sex practices

I. Range of sexual functioning and behavior, from optimal to problematic including, but not limited to, common issues such as: desire discrepancy, lack of desire, difficulty achieving or maintaining arousal, sexual pain, penetration problems and difficulty with orgasm

ST-B. Techniques of sex-related assessment and diagnosis of the ‘Psychosexual Disorders’ described in the current edition of the DSM.

ST-C. Theory and methods of approach to intervention in relationship systems experiencing sex and intimacy problems.

ST-D. Theory and method of approach to medical intervention in the evaluation and treatment of psychosexual disorders.

ST-E. Principles of consultation, collaboration, and referral.

SC-B. Theory and methods of sexuality counseling approaches to specific populations (e.g., youth, older adult, couples, LGBTQ people, people with disabilities, ethnic/ cultural/ faith-based populations).

SC-C. Theory and methods of different approaches to intervention in relationship systems.

SC-D. Theory and methods of decision-making concerning sexually related medical interventions.

SC-E. Ethical issues in sexuality counseling.

SE-D. Theory and methods of approaches to sexuality education with specific populations (e.g., youth, older adults, couples, ethnic/ cultural/ faith-based populations, LGBTQ people, people with disabilities).

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