| Happy August fellow SSTARGazers! |
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We hope you’re having a great summer! ☀️ This month, we're excited to share some upcoming workshops, a new supervision group, and a study recruitment, please see them below. If you have a workshop, publication, job posting, call for participants, or other announcements you'd like to share with the SSTAR community, we’d love to hear from you! New submission email: Please send your content to communications@sstarnet.orgwith the subject line "SSTAR Monthly Announcements" no later than five days before the end of the month (e.g., by August 25 for inclusion in the September newsletter). Be sure to include any relevant deadlines. Thank you for helping us keep the SSTAR community informed, engaged, and connected! Have a great day, Beáta Bőthe, Ph.D. Communications Chair |
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| Fall Clinical Case Conference |
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Join colleagues from across the field at SSTAR’s 2025 Fall Clinical Case Conference for a comprehensive day of case-based learning and professional dialogue. The program provides an opportunity to examine complex clinical challenges within a collaborative and supportive environment. Participants will engage in in-depth exploration of treatment questions, therapeutic methodologies, and emerging concepts—led by distinguished experts and framed by thoughtful, reflective discussion. |
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| Workshops and Professional Groups |
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Please find information for upcoming MSTI presentations for August 2025 below: Title of Workshop: Assessment and Treatment of Couples Using the Relational Self-Awareness Framework Date: Friday, August 15, 2025 | 9am – 1pm EST, Online Synchronous Presenter: Alexandra Solomon, Ph.D. Contact Name: Rachel Needle, Psy.D. Telephone: 561-379-7207 Email: admin@modernsextherapy.com Link: https://modernsextherapyinstitutes.com/product/assessment-and-treatment-of-couples-using-the-relational-self-awareness-framework-4-ce-hours/ Title of Workshop: Kink & BDSM Date: Friday, August 15, 2025 | 2pm – 6pm EST, Online Synchronous Presenter: Anna Randall, MSW, DHS, MPH Contact Name: Rachel Needle, Psy.D. Telephone: 561-379-7207 Email: admin@modernsextherapy.com Link: https://modernsextherapyinstitutes.com/product/kink-bdsm-4-ce-hours-2024/ Title of Workshop: Exploring Sexual Communication, Pleasure, and Freedom for Gender Minorities with Chronic Illness, Pain, and Other Disabilities Date: Saturday, August 16, 2025 | 9am – 1pm EST, Online Synchronous Presenter: Lee Phillips, Ed.D., LCSW Contact Name: Rachel Needle, Psy.D. Telephone: 561-379-7207 Email: admin@modernsextherapy.com Link: https://modernsextherapyinstitutes.com/product/exploring-sexual-communication-pleasure-and-freedom-for-gender-minorities-with-chronic-illness-pain-and-other-disabilities/ Title of Workshop: Overview of Consensual Non-monogamy Date: Saturday, August 17, 2025 | 9am – 1pm EST, Online Synchronous Presenter: Margie Nichols, Ph.D. Contact Name: Rachel Needle, Psy.D. Telephone: 561-379-7207 Email: admin@modernsextherapy.com Link: https://modernsextherapyinstitutes.com/product/overview-of-consensual-non-monogamy/ |
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New Sex Therapy Supervision Group! Meeting monthly, this group will explore topics related to sex therapy, and provide supervision hours towards AASECT Certification as a Certified Sex Therapist. The first group meeting will be held on Friday, August 15, from 10am-12pm Central Time via secure google meet. Monthly meetings there after until December (extensions will occur, just scheduled through December). Cost is $100 per 2-hour supervision session, for two hours. There is a maximum of 4 registrations/spots available in the group – so reach out and register today! https://forms.gle/gpi4Cq2t1u6om1GK6 **If the group fills up before you register, another group may be opened, and you will have priority registration for that group, in the order in which you attempted to register. |
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Research participant recruitment of providers and professionals providing care to patients and clients with endometriosis We are recruiting providers and professionals (people like us!) with experience working with persons with endometriosis to speak to the process of empathy while providing care to this population. Study Information: Endometriosis has been overlooked in psychological research and, when present, often focuses attention on the experiences of the person diagnosed. Our study aims to give a voice to healthcare providers, as they play a key role in the care journey. Our study is looking to recruit healthcare providers, inclusive of general practitioners, gynecologists, surgeons, nurse practitioners, and physiotherapists, and mental health professionals, inclusive of psychologists, counsellors, and social workers. We are looking for professionals who currently or have previously provided care for persons with endometriosis for at least eight years. The study has two components and participants can choose to complete one or both of them: - A 10-minute survey asking participants about sociodemographic information, empathy, and compassion fatigue.
- A 30-minute audio-recorded interview where participants will be asked about their experience caring for persons with endometriosis, and barriers and facilitators to expressing empathy during these interactions.
If you are interested in participating in either or both study components, please scan the QR code in the study poster or follow the link below to the screening form. After review, our study team will contact you regarding next steps. Follow this link to complete the screening form: https://uottawapsy.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9S7DVnLqthHVIDY Contact Information for the Research Team If you have questions about the study, please contact our research team: Principal Investigator: Elisa Stragapede Supervising Professor: Dr. Serena Corsini-Munt Email: reach.lab@uottawa.ca |
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