I’m excited to announce the next online class offered by Southwestern College/New Earth Institute’s Human Sexuality Certificate (which also offer 16 AASECT CE’s per weekend).
Erotic Defiance: Holding Space for Daring Sexual Expression
Presented by: Laura Rademacher, MA, LMFT, CST, CST-S
Dates/Times: Saturday & Sunday; 2/11 & 2/12/23, 9am-6:30pm MST
Clients from marginalized and misunderstood sexual identities/communities need culturally informed mental health professionals who understand, and are sensitive to, the dynamics of oppression and liberation. Artists belonging to socially unaccepted sexual communities have used the use of erotic themes in their art to challenge societal norms of sexuality and gender, and have been catalysts for social justice movements throughout history. This course will explore methods artists have used to claim space for a wider diversity of sexual expression and how mental health professionals can use these methods to create space for clients’ explorations of the erotic. Participants will gain greater understanding of unconventional sexual expression (such as BDSM/kink, fetishes, and ecosexuality) as well as the discrimination marginalized groups have often faced. We will analyze examples of art addressing AIDS advocacy/Queer liberation, art as expression of feminism, art that expands our perceptions of gender/sexual identity, and art that challenges the dominant patriarchal colonial lens and explores what methods of liberation can transfer from art to therapeutic practice. Participants will have the chance to highlight the work of an erotic artist (visual art, film, theater, drag, music, etc.) they feel inspired by, and explore how they could incorporate the spirit of this art into their practice. Participants will identify and address any discomfort they experience in order to increase their understanding of the “sexual outsider” and cultural proficiency in working with a wide variety of sexual expressions.
16 contact hours toward the Human Sexuality Certificate & 16 AASECT CE’s
Cost is $375
This is an online, synchronous weekend intensive class.
Registration is available at https://newearth.regfox.com/nei-registration-form and more information about the New Earth Institute Human Sexuality Certificate Program can be found at https://www.swc.edu/applying-to-certificate-specialty-programs/human-sexuality-certificate/Coming up in May will will offer:
5/20 & 5/21 Adolescent Sexuality: Navigating Self, Relationship, and Parts Unknown
Please feel free to email me at laurarademacher@swc.edu with questions!
Note: This program meets the requirements of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) and is approved for 16 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@assect.org.