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$100
Identity Development around Sexuality, Gender, and Relationships
Presenter: Cadyn Cathers, PsyD
Recorded Webinar
5 CEs
Identity formation is a key developmental process for all individuals, but has special significance to those developing LGBTQIA+, consensually non-monogamous (CNM), or kink identities. A lack of coherent identity can impact a person’s relationships, mood, and occupation in a variety of ways.
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$150
Power Dynamics in the Facilitating Environment
Melissa Dellens, MA
6CEs
Community psychology emerged in reaction to clinical psychotherapy; with a fervent belief that if mental health problems are related to the misuse of power at systemic and institutional levels then individual psychotherapy is not the answer. Community psychology believes interventions in a dyadic relationship do not begin to meet the greater unmet needs of the collective. We will explore this assertion from a perspective of psychodynamically-informed psychotherapy.
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$90
Fundamentals of Kink
Elyssa Helfer, MA, LMFT
Recorded Webinar
3 CEs
Many psychotherapists are ill equipped to work with kink-identified and kink-practicing individuals, but it is vital for mental health clinicians to understand the complexity and nuance within kink communities. Given the high rates of individuals integrating kink practices and activities into their erotic lives, the need for relevant education is paramount.
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$30
The Psychological Impact of Suppressing Kink Identity
Elyssa Helfer, MA, LMFT
2 CEs
Homestudy
The world of kink exists right under our noses. From dungeons to muches, kinky folks are finding ways to express their identities within a system that encourages secrecy. To fully affirm our clients, it is imperative that we understand who they are, what they enjoy and how their desires play out in their lives.
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$75
Fighting without Fighting: DBT Skills for Addressing Microaggressions
Rachel Jones, M.A.
2.5 CEs
Homestudy
Microaggressions exist in the form of jokes, insults, biases, questions, and comments. They are often casual and can even be well-intended. On a day-to-day basis, microaggressions are directed toward people of color, women, gender diverse individuals, LGBTQIA+ individuals, relationship expansive individuals, and other people of marginalized groups or communities outside of the cultural norm.