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Digital Seminar

The Eroticism of Play: Going beyond the Cliché


Faculty:
Emily Nagoski, PhD |  Lexx Brown-James, PhD, LMFT
Duration:
1 Hour
Copyright:
14 Nov, 2024
Product Code:
POS150047
Media Type:
Digital Seminar
Access:
Never expires.


Description

Come join renowned sexologists Drs. Emily Nagoski & Lexx Brown-James as they examine how the erotic power of play impacts intimacy and relationship bonding. During this keynote, you'll learn how to use play as a supportive intervention to increase relationship intimacy when it is not specifically explicit. Building upon frameworks from Adrienne Marie Brown's Pleasure Activism and Tricia Hersey's Nap Ministry, Drs. Nagoski and Brown-James present going beyond cliché of play to support providers in removing their own playfulness obstacles to help their clients experience greater levels of pleasure in relationships. Additional training beyond this workshop would be required for independent practice and implementation of these techniques. 

CPD

Planning Committee Disclosure - No relevant relationships

All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners.  For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.



CPD

PESI Australia, in collaboration with PESI in the USA, offers quality online continuing professional development events from the leaders in the field at a standard recognized by professional associations including psychology, social work, occupational therapy, alcohol and drug professionals, counselling and psychotherapy. On completion of the training, a Professional Development Certificate is issued after the individual has answered and submitted a quiz and course evaluation. This program is worth 1.0 hours CPD for points calculation by your association.



Faculty

Emily Nagoski, PhD's Profile

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Emily Nagoski, Ph.D., has been a sex educator for twenty years and is the former inaugural Director of Wellness Education at Smith College. Her New York Times best-selling book, Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life, has been hailed as a groundbreaking exploration of the science of sexuality. Sex therapist, Ian Kerner called it a “master class in the science of sex” and relationship researcher John Gottman said it is “an absolutely necessary guide for all couples.” She has also written three guides for Ian Kerner’s GoodInBed.com, including the “Guide to Female Orgasm,” and her own blog, The Dirty Normal.

Dr. Nagoski has a Ph.D. in health behavior with a doctoral concentration in human sexuality from Indiana University, and a master’s degree in counseling, with a clinical internship at the Kinsey Institute Sexual Health Clinic. She has taught graduate and undergraduate classes in human sexuality, relationships and communication, stress management, and sex education.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Emily Nagoski is an author and receives royalties. She receives compensation as a presenter. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Emily Nagoski has no relevant non-financial relationships.


Lexx Brown-James, PhD, LMFT's Profile

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Lexx Brown-James, LMFT, CSE, CSES, is the premiere sexologist leading the field of sexuality with #shamefreesexed and innovative sex therapy skills. As an AASECT certified sexuality educator and supervisor, Dr. Lexx provides education and therapy from womb-to-tomb through her practice, The Institute for Sexuality & Intimacy, LLC.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Alexcis Brown-James maintains a private practice and receives royalties as a published author. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Alexcis Brown-James is a member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists.


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Objectives

  1. Catalogue the nonsexual characteristics of pleasureable play  
  2. Demonstrate 2 interventions they can use in relationship therapy regarding play 
  3. Determine the main barrier to play couples encounter 

Outline

  • The critical role of play in couples therapy to improve relationships 
  • Interventions to use with couples in therapy 
  • Addressing the main barriers couples have to play 
  • Risks and limitations 

Target Audience

  • Physicians
  • Physicians Assistants
  • Social Workers
  • Marriage and Family Therapists
  • Counsellors
  • Psychologists 

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