Course Description

It is estimated that one in five women and one quarter of men has experienced a sexual-based trauma. These traumas often result in emotional damage, and possibly future relationship issues due to a negative view of sexual intimacy. This brief one-hour course based off a peer-reviewed article explores the treatment of traumatized sexuality both for individuals and couples. 

Please review the course materials prior to purchasing the course. Often, individuals will print a copy of the course worksheet to complete while they read the course text. Once you are ready to complete the course, please enroll in the course and complete the course requirements, including the course post-test and course survey. You will receive your certificate automatically for printing or downloading after achieving an 80% or higher on the post-test and completing the course survey. 

Treatment of Traumatized Sexuality Course Text.pdf

Treating Traumatized Sexuality Course Worksheet.pdf

Course Author:  Bryan Glazier, PhD, LMFT, LMHC 

Course Time/Location:  1 CE Hour, (Anytime: web-based home study)

Course Format: Peer Reviewed Article

Course Text:  Almås E, Benestad EEP. Treatment of Traumatised Sexuality. Front Psychol. 2021 Mar 16;12:610619. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.610619. PMID: 33796043; PMCID: PMC8008146. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8008146/. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

This course text was utilized in the development of this course under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). 

Learning Objectives:

Through the completion of this course, learners will gain awareness of the use of videoconferencing for couple’s therapy and will:

  1. Review traumatic reactions to sexual violence.
  2. Explore Treatment of Sexual Problems related to sexual violence.
  3. Discuss Individual and Couples Therapy as it relates to traumatized sexuality.

 

Course Syllabus:

  1. Introduction 
    1. Reviewing traumatic reactions 
  2. Treatment of Sexual Problems 
    1. Pre-conditions of sex therapy. 
    2. Avoiding re-traumatization. 
    3. Establishing a safe space. 
    4. Respect and safety. 
    5. Clear agreements and boundaries 
    6. Time 
  3. Couples Therapy from Individual Therapy 
    1. Individual therapy. 
    2. Transitioning to couple’s therapy. 
  4. Conclusions 

Course Approvals

Course Board Approval Statement(s): NBCC, Florida Board Approved

Directceu, llc has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7411.

directceu, llc (BAP # 50-17578) is approved by the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling. directceu, llc maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

 Financial Disclosure Statement

 directceu, llc is committed to providing our professional colleagues with unbiased information. directceu does not accept commercial support and our course authors have no significant financial interests or other conflicts of interest pertaining to the material.