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What Every Mental Health Professional Needs to Know about Sex
This 3rd edition is truly the A to Z when it comes to assessing and treating sexual health concerns. This is a valuable resource that I'll be recommending to my colleagues and students and consulting regularly myself!
Lori Brotto Professor, Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Executive Director, Women's Health Research Institute Canada Research Chair in Women's Sexual Health The University of British Columbia
The third edition of this pragmatic resource assists mental health professionals in helping clients resolve sexual concerns that arise during the course of therapy. It has been updated with the latest theoretical approaches, pharmacological treatments, and ethical/legal concerns. It presents a wealth of information on assessing and treating both common and uncommon sexual concerns accompanied by helpful informational worksheets. By offering new case examples exemplifying contemporary concerns such as minority stress, intersectionality, and recognition of therapist privilege in relation to client, the new edition emphasizes diversity inclusive of sexual and gender minorities. It covers the latest technology in telemental health and the role it plays in the sex lives of clients.
Designed to take the uninformed reader or one who might be uncomfortable about sex to a place of knowledge and competence, the book includes strategies to help both the client and therapist become more comfortable with sexuality. Take-Away Points, Activities and Resources in every chapter and downloadable forms, templates, and tools combine to make this an indispensable resource. Purchase includes digital access for use on most mobile devices or computers.
New to the Third Edition:
Updated approaches to considerations of gender identity The impact of intersectionality, oppression, and minority stress De-pathologizing kinky behavior Understanding the orgasm gap and orgasm equality Treating couples who want to open their relationships Applies mindfulness to treatment of sexual problems Expanded information about the sexological ecosystem Treating out-of-control sexual behavior and the new Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder ICD-11 diagnosis
Key Features:
Provides clear treatment recommendations for nearly all sexual concerns Uses an ecosystemic approach for assessing individuals and couples Explains how to assess and treat sexual pain disorders Covers sexuality across the lifespan Includes Step into My Office vignettes offering a glimpse into everyday sex therapy practice Provides activities for reader to reinforce information including Take-Away points, downloadable forms, templates, and tools Instructors Manual and PowerPoint presentation for each chapter
Lori Brotto Professor, Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Executive Director, Women's Health Research Institute Canada Research Chair in Women's Sexual Health The University of British Columbia
The third edition of this pragmatic resource assists mental health professionals in helping clients resolve sexual concerns that arise during the course of therapy. It has been updated with the latest theoretical approaches, pharmacological treatments, and ethical/legal concerns. It presents a wealth of information on assessing and treating both common and uncommon sexual concerns accompanied by helpful informational worksheets. By offering new case examples exemplifying contemporary concerns such as minority stress, intersectionality, and recognition of therapist privilege in relation to client, the new edition emphasizes diversity inclusive of sexual and gender minorities. It covers the latest technology in telemental health and the role it plays in the sex lives of clients.
Designed to take the uninformed reader or one who might be uncomfortable about sex to a place of knowledge and competence, the book includes strategies to help both the client and therapist become more comfortable with sexuality. Take-Away Points, Activities and Resources in every chapter and downloadable forms, templates, and tools combine to make this an indispensable resource. Purchase includes digital access for use on most mobile devices or computers.
New to the Third Edition:
Updated approaches to considerations of gender identity The impact of intersectionality, oppression, and minority stress De-pathologizing kinky behavior Understanding the orgasm gap and orgasm equality Treating couples who want to open their relationships Applies mindfulness to treatment of sexual problems Expanded information about the sexological ecosystem Treating out-of-control sexual behavior and the new Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder ICD-11 diagnosis
Key Features:
Provides clear treatment recommendations for nearly all sexual concerns Uses an ecosystemic approach for assessing individuals and couples Explains how to assess and treat sexual pain disorders Covers sexuality across the lifespan Includes Step into My Office vignettes offering a glimpse into everyday sex therapy practice Provides activities for reader to reinforce information including Take-Away points, downloadable forms, templates, and tools Instructors Manual and PowerPoint presentation for each chapter
376 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2013
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December 22, 2016
Although the title is a bit too categorical, the contents is well organized and the quality is very high compared with what's on the market.
"Although the ISSM definition appears accurate, it has also been called problematic, one reason being that early ejaculation is viewed only within the context of heterosexual penis–vagina intercourse; what about oral sex or male-with-male sex?"
"Although the ISSM definition appears accurate, it has also been called problematic, one reason being that early ejaculation is viewed only within the context of heterosexual penis–vagina intercourse; what about oral sex or male-with-male sex?"
December 1, 2017
This was the primary textbook for my grad school course about human sexuality. It astounds me that it was not a required course for my track (which allows me to pursue an LPCC), given that there will likely be many clients in my future practice with the sorts of problems outlined in this book.
It really is a good resource for any mental health professional.
It really is a good resource for any mental health professional.
July 31, 2018
This was the assigned textbook for my sex therapy class. Good textbook, very 2018-feeling language and approach. I’m not planning to be a sex therapist so some of the values were not quite my own, but I appreciated it as an overview of the field.
April 13, 2022
solid 4.5 stars! a fantastic introduction to conversations surrounding sexuality and personhood in clinical work.
April 28, 2022
Good, concise reference book for counselors.
August 10, 2020
Pretty good starting point for therapists and counselors. Some of the views can be updated but it is pretty comprehensive in introducing core topics. Easy to read chapters and brief in information.
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