| Description |
1 online resource (254 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Endorsements -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- Case Example -- Roseanna -- 1 The Social Injustice of Specialization -- Introduction -- Overview of Sex Therapy Field -- Social Justice and Sexual Health -- Access to Sex Therapy in the United States -- Continuation of Secrets -- 2 Make Room for Yourself -- Activity/Reflection -- Discovering Your Values, Bias, and Attitudes -- Activity/Reflection -- Activity/Reflection -- Self-Awareness and Authenticity -- Activity/Reflection -- Engagement With Clients -- Guidelines for Sexuality Assessment |
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3 Introducing Topics With Teenagers and Families -- Introduction -- Differentiating Sexual Values and Sexual Health -- Developmentally Appropriate Sexual Health Material -- The Purpose of Pleasure -- Let's Take a Closer Look at the Process Through Nadia's Story -- Harm Reduction as a Public Health Approach to Sexual Health -- So, What About Nadia? -- Navigating Parental Resistance -- 4 What Could Go Wrong? -- Introduction -- Uncovering the Feelings About the Feelings -- Permission to Discuss Sex -- Personal Insight Exercise -- Considering Cultural Differences |
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Blending Sexual Health, Social Justice, and Therapy -- PLISSIT -- Use of Language -- Ensuring Client Does Not Have to Be Educator -- Professional Confidence -- Transference and Countertransference -- Personal Reflection -- Warning Signs That Therapists Are Experiencing/Acting on Countertransference -- 5 Collaborative Assessment Strategies -- Introduction -- The Thread -- Case Study: Janice -- Sexual Health Timeline -- Body Reflection -- Mindfulness: Body Scan -- Body Map -- Case Study: Hazel -- 6 Trauma and Sexual Difficulties -- Introduction -- Common Presentations of Sexual Trauma |
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Questions to Prompt With/Topics to Cover -- Health and Wellness -- Questions to Prompt Conversation -- Self-Care -- Questions to Prompt Conversation -- Response to Body Sensations -- Questions to Prompt Conversation -- Trust and Closeness to Others -- Questions to Prompt Conversation -- 7 Diagnosis of Sexual Difficulties -- Introduction -- Presenting Topics/Problems of Sex Therapy -- Case Example -- Considerations for Diagnostic Criteria -- Sexual Dysfunction Diagnosis -- Primary and Secondary Diagnosis -- Dysfunction Not Diagnosis -- Case Example -- Aging and Sex -- Expectations of Body |
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Changes, Not an End -- Questions to Prompt Conversation -- Conclusion -- 8 Guiding Clients to Good Enough Intimacy, Medical Difficulties/Diagnosis, Disabilities, and Sexuality -- Introduction -- Common Health Concerns -- Cardio-Vascular Conditions -- Cancer -- Dermatological Conditions -- Diabetes -- Auto-Immune -- Mental Illness -- Neurological Conditions -- Assessing the Relationship of Physical, Relational, and Sexual Health -- Major Themes -- Disability -- 9 Stigma, Societal Messages and Sexual Difficulty -- Introduction -- Challenging Myths and Unhealthy Expectations |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Reflecting on What the Client Wants |
| Subject |
Mentally ill -- Sexual behavior
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Psychosexual disorders -- Treatment.
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Sex therapy.
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Psychosexual disorders -- Treatment
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Sex therapy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781000845785 |
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1000845788 |
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