CARAS Webinar: Where Do Sexuality, Kink, & Consensual Non-Monogamies Fit Into Mental Health Training Standards?; Saturday, May 20, 2023
Where Do Sexuality, Kink, & Consensual Non-Monogamies Fit Into Mental Health Training Standards?
Presenter: Katherine King, PsyD
Saturday, May 20, 2023: noon-2pm (Pacific) / 3-5pm (Eastern) - two hours
Registration for this webinar has closed.
Attendees may earn 2 Continuing Education (CE) credits
Cost: Attendance is free for all CARAS subscribers.
Attendance with CE credit is free for CARAS Professional and Student subscribers, and $40 for others.
Attendance without CE credit for non-subscribers is $25
Pre-registration is required. Registration will close at 3pm (U.S. Pacific)/6pm (U.S. Eastern) on Friday, May 19, 2023. Please register early!
Abstract
This workshop will explore where training on sexuality, kink, and consensual non-monogamies (CNM) may fit into graduate level training in psychology. We will review core competencies across multiple mental health disciplines in the United States including psychology, counseling, social work, as well as marriage and family therapy. We will discuss where sex, kink, and CNM currently show up during training (and where they do not) and brainstorm ideas to improve inclusion in the general curricula. We will review the current landscape of kink specialty training and explore potential next steps at the graduate level and beyond. It is hoped that this workshop will help us discover pragmatic starting points, practical strategies, and potential collaborative opportunities for eventually achieving enhanced inclusion across the many institutions that train mental health professionals.
This workshop will be particularly suited for faculty engaged in graduate level mental health professional training, field training supervisors, and leaders involved in all aspects of mental health training. The voice and knowledge of community members is also a critical part of this process and we invite members of kink, CNM, and alt-sex communities who are not educators or clinicians to join in the conversation as well.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
Describe the Profession Wide Competencies that guide training in clinical psychology educational programs today.
Identify resources for current best practices when working with kink-involved clients.
Analyze gaps that exist in today's typical mental health training curriculum with reference to sexuality, kink, and polyamory.
Propose strategies to incorporate knowledge about sexuality, kink, and polyamory in mental health training curricula in the future.
Presentation Content Level: Basic - Intermediate. This webinar will provide an introduction to the topic but also provide an opportunity for discussion at a more advanced level that presupposes basic knowledge of alternative sexualities communities and related clinical practice guidelines.
About the Presenter
Katherine King, Psy.D., is a psychologist, Associate Professor and geropsychology concentration director in the clinical psychology doctoral program at William James College. She is a member of the APA's Division 44 Committee on Consensual Non- Monogamy, and has a psychotherapy practice helping people with concerns about aging, health, gender, sexuality, relationships, and trauma.
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