On-Demand: Advanced Topics in Sexual & Relational Diversity: Differentiating BDSM from Intimate Partner Violence - 3 CEUs

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• CE Hours Included: 3 Core (please see below for CE details)
• Format: On-Demand Webinar (“Asynchronous”) ~ At your leisure to be viewed at your own pace. You may pause, rewind, and fast forward at any point during the videos. You are in complete control of how you view this workshop. It also comes with a PowerPoint and references. There is a quiz at the end to ensure viewing and required by all CE approval organizations.
• Investment: $87 (provides lifetime access!)
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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
• 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)
• This workshop is not yet available; by pre-registering, you will receive immediate access when it becomes available in February.

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.

3 Core "Asynchronous" 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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