Description
Taught by: Lori Brotto, Ph.D., R Psych
Designed for: Therapists, counselors, mental health practitioners
Course includes: A 2-part recorded webinar.
3 AASECT CE credits are available in these Core Knowledge Areas (CKAs):
AASECT Human Sexuality Education Core Knowledge Areas (CKAs): E, H, I, M, N, O
AASECT Sex Therapist Content Areas: A, C, D
AASECT Sexuality Counseling Content Areas: A, C, D
AASECT Sexuality Educator Content Areas:
ISTI Knowledge Categories: 1c, 2d, 3d
AASECT and ISTI Certification pathways
Dr. Lori Brotto brings her expertise in integrative therapy to ISTI with this deep dive into mindfulness. Designed for advanced practitioners who are looking for a way to reach reactive clients, mindfulness teaches us how to notice patterns of thoughts that lead to irrationality and anxiety.
OBJECTIVES:
In this training, participants will:
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- Describe mindfulness as it is used in conventional therapy sessions;
- Discuss the science of mindful sex with a particular focus on women’s sexual health issues;
- Select individuals who might best benefit for mindfulness-based sex therapy;
- Apply mindfulness practice to your own life
Meet Your Instructor:
| Dr. Lori Brotto is a Professor in the UBC Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and a Registered Psychologist in Vancouver, Canada. She is the Executive Director of the Women’s Health Research Institute of BC located at BC Women’s Hospital. Dr. Brotto holds a Canada Research Chair in Women’s Sexual Health. She is the director of the UBC Sexual Health Laboratory where research primarily focuses on developing and testing psychological and mindfulness-based interventions for women with sexual desire and arousal difficulties and women with chronic genital pain. Dr. Brotto is an Associate Editor for the Archives of Sexual Behavior, has ~200 peer-reviewed publications, and is frequently featured in the media on topics related to sexuality. Her book, Better Sex Through Mindfulness: How Women Can Cultivate Desire (2018) is a trade book of her research demonstrating the benefits of mindfulness for women’s sexual concerns. She is a strong advocate for empowering women to take on leadership roles.
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**This course meets the educational requirements of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) and is approved for 3 CE credits. These CE credits may be applied toward AASECT certification and renewal of certification. Completion of this program does not ensure or guarantee AASECT certification. For further information please contact info@aasect.org or go to www.AASECT.org. Please contact your local certifying organization for detailed information.
The Integrative Sex Therapy Institute is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Integrative Sex Therapy Institute maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
The Integrative Sex Therapy Institute actively seeks out experts in the field of psychotherapy and related disciplines to serve as instructors and guest speakers for our courses. Many of these experts regularly publish materials in magazines, books, and academic and professional journals. They and other instructors may utilize these materials for instruction or refer to them as sources, which may result in financial benefit for the author(s).
