Sex Addiction Assessment and Intervention Skills for Clinicians

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Target Audience

Case managers, social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, licensed professional counselors, educators, school personnel, mental health professionals, clinicians, nurses, health and human service practitioners, and other health care professionals.

Description

Sex addiction remains a controversial clinical topic, with some researchers and practitioners in disagreement regarding consistent diagnostic criteria or an effective treatment approach. This workshop is designed for mental health professionals as an introduction to the latest information (and debate) regarding compulsive sexual behaviors and a clinical overview of the current research and therapeutic interventions. The goal is to move beyond “sex addiction 101” and provide clinicians with the practical tools to appropriately identify and assess the behaviors that may be causing distress for clients.

This program will incorporate lecture, case studies, and treatment demonstrations to help participants build a clinical competence for approaching addictive behaviors related to sex, pornography, or love. With an increasing number of clients reporting difficulty related to these behaviors, it is important for mental health professionals to be comfortable discussing these topics and able to identify the appropriate resources and referral options.


Speaker
Michael Lazar, LCSWA, LCASA, CSAT

This program is being offered in association with the University of North Carolina, School of Social Work's AHEC Training Partnership.

Charlotte AHEC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5096. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Charlotte AHEC is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.

Objectives

• Identify and clinically assess compulsive sexual behaviors;
• Demonstrate the use of appropriate screening and measurement tools to determine required level of care;
• Discuss the controversies and debate around diagnostic criteria for sex, love, and pornography addictions;
• Explain the neuroscientific perspectives of problematic sexual behaviors;
• Describe the current research related to sex and porn addiction;
• Outline the recovery process from sex addiction;
• List the most common therapeutic approaches to sex addiction treatment;
• Explain state and federal clinical reporting requirements with regard to sexual offending behaviors;
• Identify appropriate resources and referral options.

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