Sentences with phrase «of sexual therapy»
Founded in 1967, AASECT is devoted to the promotion of sexual health by the development and advancement of the fields of sexual therapy, counseling and education.
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But Lee and Pennsylvania sex therapist Dr. John Giugliano, both members of the Society for Sexual Advancement - a national nonprofit think tank of licensed sex therapists - worry that therapy can become overly focused on dogma and ignore the patient's real - life issues.
Moreover, nine states, the District of Columbia, and thirty - three local jurisdictions have laws banning mental health professionals from offering «conversion therapies» to minors on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
The bill primarily targets so - called «conversion therapy,» a type of counseling that remains controversial, and essentially operates under the principle that individuals can seek a sort of treatment (usually psychological) to change their sexual orientation.
Ever since her story was featured in Christianity Today nearly a year ago, Butterfield has become something of a celebrity within the conservative evangelical world, and every time I'm in conversation with someone about the potential dangers of «conversion therapy» (which seeks to change a person's sexual orientation through counseling and prayer), her name invariably comes up.
The newer therapies for sexual dysfunctions and diminution provide a clear illustration of the therapeutic value of learning theory principles.
Just search on «ex-ex-gay», and your heart will be broken to read of all the men and women that underwent useless therapy, cycles of «forgiveness», following the Law of Moses, being filled with the Spirit (or delivered from demons), and even marrying a heterosexual in order to change their behaviour and / or sexual orientation.
He obtained dramatic results in treating phobias and sexual impotence, both of which were considered relatively intractable in psychoanalytic therapies.
«There is not one shred of evidence of a validated conversion to heterosexual orientation through therapy or Christian conversion and prayer,» he writes.48 At the other end of the spectrum, Richard Lovelace claims that homosexuals can, and indeed are being healed and transformed in their sexual orientation, as Paul himself asserts (1 Cor.
Because of the intimate communication over a long period of time, therapy group members tend to develop strong bonds which sometimes leads to sexual pairing.
Others are reputable clinics involving individuals who have had both specific training in the new therapies and sound experience in dealing both with sexual dysfunction and with all other inseparably related aspects of the female - male relationships.
He discovered that when these chronic muscular tensions dissolved during therapy, one of three biologically based feelings emerged into awareness — anxiety, anger, or sexual excitement.
For detailed instructions for using this exercise in sexual therapy (and enrichment) see William Hartmann and Virginia Fifthian's Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction (Long Beach, Calif.: Center for Marital and Sexual Studies, 1972), pp. 98 sexual therapy (and enrichment) see William Hartmann and Virginia Fifthian's Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction (Long Beach, Calif.: Center for Marital and Sexual Studies, 1972), pp. 98 Sexual Dysfunction (Long Beach, Calif.: Center for Marital and Sexual Studies, 1972), pp. 98 Sexual Studies, 1972), pp. 98 - 138.
The Church of England's General Synod has backed a motion calling for a ban on the practice of Conversion Therapy aimed at altering sexual orientation.
In a new memorandum of understanding, they stated: «Signatory organisations agree that the practice of conversion therapy, whether in relation to sexual orientation or gender identity, is unethical and potentially harmful.
It defines conversion therapy as any therapeutic approach assumes one gender identity is «inherently preferable to any other, and attempts to bring about a change of sexual orientation or gender identity, or seeks to supress an individual's expression of sexual orientation or gender identity on that basis.»
The Church of England's General Synod has backed a motion calling for a ban on the practice of Conversion Therapy aimed at altering sexual orientation... More
Yes, according to U.S. District Court Judge William Shubb, who ruled last week that three licensed psychotherapists have the right to practice therapy that attempts to change the sexual orientations of gay and lesbian minors.
While not every individual or family would choose to pursue therapy that is open to the idea of questioning the innate good of one's sexual impulses, it is a valid avenue to help adults, teenagers and families seek understanding, gain clarity and take action to live in alignment with their values.
It's a framework that, in its fullest conception, contains psychological appreciation that is at once deeper, more supple and more holistic than the reductive sexual identity assumptions that anchor mere sexual therapy, be it one of conversion or acceptance.
«Reparative therapy,» which seeks to change sexual orientation, has been shown to be ineffective and potentially dangerous, discouraged most notably by many of the very Christian leaders who once promoted it within the Church.
His treatment innovations have included the first groups in the country for husbands and boyfriends of sexual abuse survivors, as well as one of the first therapy groups for male survivors of sexual abuse.
None is perfect right now, but removing the romantic / sexual aspect of their relationship — which may have already occurred months ago — and transforming it into a parenting marriage would allow Abedin to focus on what she needs to do in Clinton's campaign and Weiner to do whatever he needs — therapy, perhaps, unbridled sexting, or — who knows?
Link Physical Therapy (Evanston) Suzanne Badillo specializes in prenatal and postnatal musculoskeletal rehabilitation, pelvic rehabilitation (including treatment of bowel / bladder conditions, pelvic pain, sexual dysfunction) for women and men, and bowel / bladder conditions in children.
In addition, TF - CBT appears to be more effective than other types of treatment approaches that may be used with children with a history of sexual abuse, such as supportive therapy or play therapy.
She received her MSW in 1991 from Portland State University where her areas of focus were child sexual abuse and play therapy practice.
• Another major piece of legislation hailed by lawmakers as an important civil rights milestone was a ban on the controversial practice of using therapy to alter a young person's sexual orientation or gender identity.
Cuomo also banned the practice of «conversion therapy,» which seeks to reverse an individual's sexual orientation but has been widely panned by LGBT advocates and mental and medical health professionals as harmful.
New York state will implement a series of multifaceted actions to prevent the practice of conversion therapy, therapy which attempts a change the sexual orientation of an individual.
The state will implement a series of multifaceted actions to prevent the practice of conversion therapy, which is used in attempts to change the sexual orientation of an individual.
A ban on sexual orientation conversion therapy upon patients under 18 years of age.»
Over many years, conversion therapy has been used to force change of a person's gender identity or sexual orientation.
She has voted in favor of child protection legislation, including making illegal sexual orientation conversion therapy on minors, public safety initiatives, and various animal protection bills.
Traish emphasized the value of this treatment option, stating that,» [Testosterone therapy] is well - tolerated with progressive and sustained improvement in urinary and sexual function and overall improvement in quality of life.»
«Long - term testosterone therapy improves urinary, sexual function and quality of life.»
The HIV prevention strategy whose impact was observed in the study is based on earlier findings by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and others demonstrating the protective effect of voluntary medical male circumcision for HIV - uninfected men and of HIV - suppressing antiretroviral therapy (ART) for halting sexual transmission of the virus to uninfected partners.
The main evidence in favour of reparative therapy came from a 2003 report published in Archives of Sexual Behavior (vol 32, p 403) by Robert Spitzer of the New York State Psychiatric Institute.
Based on additional data gathered since 2011, today's finding unequivocally demonstrates the enduring power of HIV - controlling antiretroviral therapy to greatly reduce sexual transmission of the virus.
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV infection provides lasting protection against the sexual transmission of the virus from infected men and women to their HIV - uninfected sexual partners, investigators from the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) reported today at the 8th International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention in Vancouver, Canada.
The HPTN 052 trial was designed to evaluate whether antiretroviral therapy reduces sexual transmission of HIV.
«For symptomatic older men with low testosterone levels, testosterone therapy led to consistent improvement in most types of sexual activity,» Cunningham said.
Older men with low libido and low testosterone levels showed more interest in sex and engaged in more sexual activity when they underwent testosterone therapy, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
The men treated with testosterone therapy displayed consistent improvement in libido and in 10 of the 12 sexual activity measurements, including frequency of intercourse, masturbation and nighttime erections.
The placebo - controlled, double - blinded trial examined the effect of testosterone therapy on sexual function in a group of 470 men.
For nearly 30 years, he has offered a «psychodynamic» form of reparative therapy for people — mostly men — seeking to change their sexual orientation.
The study, published this month in the Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, focused on orgasm and sexual pleasure as related to genital touch and stimulation.
Now a unique study has revealed the changes over time (longitudinal changes) in the brain of female - to - male transsexuals receiving continuous, high - dose hormone therapy as part of their sexual reassignment.
The series started in 2009, when the U.S. government funded a team of researchers to recruit and study participants for the Testosterone Trial — a group of seven long - term studies of how testosterone therapy affects sexual activity, energy level, memory, heart and bone health, and the ability to walk a certain distance.
Survivors should be assessed for physical (e.g.: urinary, sexual, bowel) and psychosocial effects of prostate cancer and its treatment; the focus of assessment should be tailored to the type of cancer treatment received and current disease state to trigger appropriate self - management and clinical management strategies for support and therapy.
There are no FDA - approved testosterone or dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) therapies for women, and scientific studies, while indicating some effectiveness for testosterone in specific circumstances, do not support the use of DHEA for sexual dysfunction.