BDSM & Intimate Partner Violence CE Course for Therapists, counselors, psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists
 
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Advanced Topics in Sexual & Relational Diversity: Differentiating BDSM from Intimate Partner Violence - 3 CEUs


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When and Where:

  • Date: Friday, February 14, 2025
  • Time: 1:00pm - 4:15pm Eastern Time
  • CE Hours Included: 3 Core (please see below for CE details)
  • Location: Live Interactive Webinar (“Synchronous”) on Zoom
  • Investment: $87 before Friday, January 31st at 5:00pm Eastern Time, $97 after
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  • Presented by: Rachel Anne Kieran, Psy.D. (see bio below)
  • Instruction Level: Intermediate
  • Target Audience: Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists, Psychotherapists, Other Mental Health Professionals
  • Workshop Recording: A recording of this workshop is available to review for 60 days after the presentation. However, participants must attend live to receive the "Synchronous" CE Certificate.
  • Recommended Prerequisite: Sexual, Gender, & Relational Diversity: Understanding Marginalized Populations - previously taken live or on-demand here (This prerequisite is not required in order to attend this workshop, but it is highly recommended as this workshop builds upon information in the introductory workshop)

Learning Objectives:

In this workshop, you will learn how to:

  • Discuss strategies for investigating the nature of power differentials in relationships - both inherent and negotiated – and how these may be helpful or harmful in therapy.
  • Describe calls to action from APA guidelines relevant to practice with sexually marginalized populations
  • Discuss techniques for addressing consent concerns with sexually marginalized populations
  • Explain the distinction between BDSM (bondage/discipline, Dominance/submission, sadism/masochism) and IPV (intimate partner violence).
  • Assess your own level of “kink-phobia,” how this may enter the room, and how to assess this in clients.

Workshop Description:

BDSM and intimate partner violence (IPV) both represent interpersonal experiences; however, these distinct concepts must not be confused. The profound differences in the psychological impact of these are often misunderstood or overlooked. Consensual power exchange (CPE) and BDSM represent negotiated interactions with mutually constructed boundaries and an option to cease. By contrast, IPV determines to terrorize and control the subject outside of the understood relational agreement, with no option to cease. This session will introduce these concepts and discuss techniques for assessing the distinction in the therapy setting. We will also address the challenging situation in which this distinction may be unclear and the difficult roles of coercion, unspoken expectations and demands, and unclear consent in all relationships. This workshop will challenge participants to assess their own assumptions about diversity in sexual expression and how this may enter the room with them.

Presented by: Rachel Anne Kieran, Psy.D.

A graduate of Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Florida with Bachelors degrees in History and Psychology, I received my Masters and Doctorate of Clinical Psychology from the University of Denver. Prior to opening a private practice, I worked for Regis University in Denver and Georgia State University in Atlanta - providing clinical services for students in both positions.
In 2007 I opened a private practice, now known as StorieBrook Therapy & Consulting. The mission of this practice is to provide a range of services specializing in sexual, gender & relational diversity, recognizing that this is an expansive category, intersecting with all other identities and requiring deliberate opportunities for access, cultural humility on the part of providers, and bespoke collaboration with clients to meet their unique needs. Our practice values include access, anti-racism, body liberation, collaboration, cultural humility, public & professional education, inclusion & affirmation, social justice, and trauma informed care.
In addition to running this practice, I teach in the Department of Psychological Science at Kennesaw State University, and frequently provide continuing education workshops for other mental health professionals, particularly in the areas of sexual, gender and relational diversity, locally and nationally. I am also a leader, and Past-President, of the Georgia Psychological Association, and a current campaign chair of the APA Division 44 Committee on Consensual Non-Monogamy.

Workshop Schedule (Eastern Time):

  • 12:30pm - 1:00pm | Sign-In and Welcome
  • 1:00pm - 2:30pm | Session
  • 2:30pm - 2:45pm | Break
  • 2:45pm - 4:15pm | Session
  • 4:15pm | Continuing Education Certificates Available

3 Core CE Clock Hours Included - Details by License Type Below:

  • PSYCHOLOGISTS: The Knowledge Tree is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Knowledge Tree maintains responsibility for this program and its content. For more detailed information on the current CE ruling in Georgia, or if you are licensed in another state or country, please click here.
  • COUNSELORS: The Knowledge Tree has been approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP), ACEP No. 7153. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Knowledge Tree is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Please click here for more detailed information.
  • SOCIAL WORKERS: This workshop is approved for 3 Core CE hours through the Georgia Society for Clinical Social Work (GSCSW), approval #121824. If you are licensed in another state or country, please click here for more detailed information.
  • MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPISTS: This workshop is approved for 3 Core CE hours through the Georgia Association for Marriage & Family Therapy (GAMFT), approval #340-2024. If you are licensed in another state or country, please click here for more detailed information.

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