What Every Psychologist/Counselor Needs to Know
• Homestudy/ Asynchronous •
This Introductory-Level course discusses thorough assessment, accurate diagnosis, relational focus, and ethical treatment choices for clinicians. Up-to-date nosology using DSM-V, ICD-11, AFUD and ICSM will be presented.
Course Description
Many clinicians don’t feel comfortable bringing up sexual issues in the therapy room. As a result, a significant portion of men with sexual problems get ignored or trivialized. Do you want to be more confident in pinpointing and diagnosing sexual problems accurately?
Psychological impacts of male sexual problems affect a significant portion of the treatment seeking population in therapy offices. Identifying sexual health issues often falls on mental health professionals, along with the decision to determine whether the issue can be treated in the office, or needs a referral to another health care provider.
This course provides up-to-date and scientifically substantiated information on current diagnostic issues for Male Sexual Dysfunctions.
Erectile Disorder, Premature Ejaculation, Delayed Ejaculation and Male Hypoactive Sexual Disorder will be highlighted. Special Populations such as teenagers and older men, as well as psychosexual outcomes of circumcision will be discussed.
Learning Objectives
Why Did We Create This Course?
Approvals
The recorded version is approved for 2 CE home-study (asynchronous) credits by APA, GA MFT, Florida Board of Psychology, Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling and AASECT.
FL LCSW and GA MFT approvals should cover MFT and LCSW boards in most other states, including Georgia and Pennsylvania.
FL MFT approval qualifies as core content for GA according to GA Rule 135-9-.01.5.c.
Bookshelf to Couch, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Bookshelf to Couch, LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Important: Following the purchase of this course you must register for the homestudy session using the GoToWebinar link emailed to the email address you had provided when you set up your Bookshelf to Couch account.
Programming Levels
Introductory level of programming is designed for participants who wish to become acquainted with the theoretical underpinnings, principles, methods and perspectives related to this topic. It is also relevant for participants who wish to refresh their knowledge with the most current evidence and practice from the experts. It may be used as a foundational base for advanced learning. Introductory programs typically focus on breadth, enrichment and general knowledge. Note: Anyone is welcome to enroll in any of our courses regardless of the level of programming of the course.
Your Instructors
Marti Witherow, LPC, LMFT, CST
Marti Witherow, LPC, LMFT, CST, is a researcher and private practice clinician with over 25,000 hours of clinical experience treating individuals and couples with intimacy issues. Her research has been published in prestigious peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy and the Journal of Sexual Medicine.
Her passion is to connect up-to-date research with empirically validated clinical practice, which she considers vital for best treatment outcomes. Standing on the foundations of her integrative family therapy roots, she is also trained in Sex Therapy and Internal Family Systems Theory.
Women’s sexual health is especially close to her heart and she is an experienced presenter and lecturer on this subject. She is a co-owner of Watershed Counseling Associates in Jackson, MS and a supervisor for ABCST.
Michael Sytsma, PhD, LPC, CST, CSAS, CPCS
Dr. Michael Sytsma loves to teach. He is a frequent presenter at professional conferences, couples retreats and workshops, and serves as professor in several graduate schools across the U.S.
He holds a PhD from the University of Georgia where his main focus was marital sexuality. In his private practice he has worked almost exclusively with couples. As such, he has worked with thousands of couples treating sexual issues and infidelity.
AASECT Core Knowledge Areas:
Area A: Ethics and Ethical Behavior
Area 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.
Area 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.
Next Steps:
Course Information:
Register for the GoToWebinar recording using the link you had received via email when you purchased this course.
After viewing the full recording, you need to pass the post-test with a 75% passing grade in order to receive your CE certificate. You will be prompted to print your certificate after you had passed the post-test.
