JULY Announcements
Happy July fellow SSTARGazers! I hope all of you are enjoying what you can of the summer, sun, and warm(er) weather - wherever in the world you are. Hard to believe the year is already half over!
We have a few exciting announcements this month, including training opportunities and special recognition. For all the details, please read on or go to the SSTAR website: https://sstarnet.org/blog/july-announcements-2/
And still as always, if you have a workshop, book, job opportunity, call for participants, or any other promotional announcement that you would like distributed to our members (on behalf of yourself or someone else), please send an email to info@SSTARnet.org and please include “SSTAR MONTHLY ANNOUNCEMENTS” in the subject line, to the communications committee – to Elisabeth Gordon at DrGordon@PsychandSexMD.com, or to Karen Washington at kwashingtoniv@yahoo.com– at least five (5) days before the end of the month for it to be posted the following month. Please do not post this information separately to the listserv.
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TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
We are just four months away from the 26th WAS Congress! This is a great opportunity to network with and learn from sexual health professionals from other parts of the world. The Congress is Nov 2 - Nov 5 in Antalya, Turkey, held at the all-inclusive Mirage Park Resort.
Super early registration fees are available until 30th June. And we are also accepting Abstracts until 30th June. There are many options available to participate in the Congress, including symposia or roundtables.
We would love to see you in Turkey - the first in-person WAS Congress since 2019!
Please feel free to contact Leiszle Lapping-Carr, SSTAR's representative on the WAS Advisory Committee, with any questions at leiszle.lapping-carr@northwestern.edu.
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Please see the following website for the Olsen Institute's Infidelity in the Digital Age: A treatment model for the challenges facing couples in the 21st century training.
Friday July 14th 8:40a-129 PDT
Presenter: Dr. Peter Kanaris
3 APA & AASECT CE Credits Availablehttps://www.theolseninstitute.com/event-details-registration/infidelity-in-the-digital-age-a-treatment-model-for-the-challenges-facing-couples-in-the-21st-century
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Exciting news- we have added new summer and fall dates to our Imago Getting the Love You Want couples workshop weekend getaway at Sanivan Holistic Spa and Retreat in the Catskills, NY! Join us for a unique wellness retreat where you and your partner can both get the love and restoration you want in the majestic and serene Catskills Mountains, and really take the time out to focus on your relationship and each other. Our next retreat will be August 11-13, 2023.
We are beyond excited to be collaborating with the peaceful and charming Sanivan Holistic Retreat and Spa to offer this exceptional experience. This workshop includes the Getting the Love You Want workshop and manual, 2 organic home cooked meals a day, a private 1 hour couples reflexology session, morning meditation and yoga classes, group dance classes and use of retreat amenities such as an indoor pool, sauna, workout equipment and a labyrinth maze. A la carte spa services such as Swedish and Shiatsu massages and raindrop treatment will be available for purchase.
This retreat can benefit couples no matter where they are at in their relationship- whether they are in a rough place and trying to figure out their future, or in a great place but want to work on getting to an even better place in their relationship.
When a therapist refers a couple to our workshop we will never take that couple on as a client afterwards, we will always send them back to you (in a much better place than where they started!).
For details and registration visit www.wholefamilynj.com/workshop, and email us at info@wholefamilynj.com with any questions. See attached flyer for more information.
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COUPLES THERAPY TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAM at the WILLIAM ALANSON WHITE INSTITUTE 2023 - 2024
A unique 30-week training for licensed mental health professionals who want to incorporate an Interpersonal Psychoanalytic-Systemic Couples Therapy approach into their practice.
Classes begin September, 2023, held Fridays from 12:15 - 3:00 PM
The CTTEP program includes didactics, continuous group case conferences where each student presents and off- site, one-to-one consultations.
Four overarching modules focus on the following throughout the year:
*How to begin/sustain a treatment; theory and practice*
*Class and race dynamics in couples*
*Sex and Sexual Diversity*
*Strategies with high conflict couples*
75 CE Credits Offered. For information about CE Credits click here https://wawhite.org/continuing-education/
A complete description of the program and all details are available on the website of the William Alanson White Institute.
We intend to meet for in-person learning at the Institute, but if the pandemic necessitates, we will move the program online.
FOR INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION: https://www.wawhite.org/training-education/the-couples-therapy-training-and-education-program-of-the-william-alanson-white-institute
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From WAS:
Interview with Dominic Davies: CEO of WAS Member Organisation Pink Therapy
We recently interviewed Dominic Davies, the CEO of WAS Member Organisation Pink Therapy. Pink Therapy is the UK's largest independent therapy organisation specialising in gender, sex, and relationship diversity (GSRD) therapy. Through its directory of Pink Therapists, they connect LGBTQIA+ clients with qualified and experienced therapists who adopt a sexuality and gender-affirmative stance in their work.
In this exclusive interview, Dominic Davies shares his experiences, insights, and pioneering work in the field of GSRD therapy. We dive into Pink Therapy's commitment to raising the standard of therapy available to LGBTQIA+ communities, its collaboration with the WAS, and its efforts to promote Sexual Health, Rights, Justice, and Pleasure for All.
If you are a therapist who would like to list your private practices on the Pink Therapy Directory, you can do so by clicking on this link.
You can access the Pink Therapy training here, using the code TH1RTY, to enjoy a discount before 31st July 2023.
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NEW RESOURCE
Publication of the Intervenção Psicológica em Sexologia Clínica
WAS is delighted to announce the publication of Intervenção Psicológica em Sexologia Clínica by WAS Organisational Member, Sociedade Portuguesa de Sexologia Clínica (SPSC).
This book is the result of a journey that originated in 1987 with the release of the groundbreaking book, "Sexology in Portugal."
Under the expert coordination of Patricia M. Pascoal, who served as the President of SPSC from 2018 to 2022, and with the valuable assistance of former directors Graça Santos, Júlio Machado Vaz, Gabriela Moite, Sandra Vilarinho, and A. Saints Pereira, this book offers a comprehensive exploration of the subject.
The chapters are authored by esteemed members of the SPSC's social bodies and individuals who have made significant contributions to the advancement of Sexology in Portugal. The book has been meticulously edited by Pact Publisher.
The book is currently available for those interested at the Lisbon Book Fair.
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SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Please join the MAP Education and Research Foundation (mapedfund.org) in congratulating Grace Schwenck whose presentation on: "Comparing responses to sexual rejection and sexual and relationship well-being in couples coping with SIAD and community couples," was selected for a 2023 Sexual Tipping Point Award presented during the 2023 Annual meeting of the Society for Sex Therapy & Research (SSTAR) in Tampa, May 2023. #sexual tipping point #research #sexual response models #education
Please join the MAP Education and Research Foundation (mapedfund.org) in congratulating Elisa Stragapede whose presentation on: "Dyadic associations of pain catastrophizing and the psychological, physical, and sexual well-being of persons with endometriosis and their partners," received a 2023 Sexual Tipping Point Award during the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR) in Tampa, May 2023. #sexuality #sexual tipping point #sex research.
