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"What Every Mental Health Professional Needs to Know About Sex is a straightforward, inclusive, plain language textbook designed to take the provider who knows very little or who might be uncomfortable about sex to a place of knowledge and competence. To accomplish this, Part I: The Courage to Treat Sexual Problems begins in Chapter 1 with a rationale regarding the reasons why all mental health professionals need to be able to address clients' sexual concerns, especially the fact that our current social climate has raised clients' expectations about pleasure. In Chapter 2, the reader will find a model of growth in becoming more comfortable with sexuality-both his or her own and the client's. Psychosexual development and the physiology of sex are covered in Chapter 3, while Chapter 4 covers the recent history of the field of sexology and definitions of sexual health generated by various experts and organizations"--
List of contents
ForewordPrefacePart I: The Courage to Treat Sexual Problems
- Sexuality and the Mental Health Profession
- Sexuality and the Self of the Therapist
- Sexual Anatomy and Psychosexual Development
- Evolution of the Field of Sexology and Sexual Health Definitions
Part II: Assessing and Treating Sexual ConcernsAssessing Sexual IssuesWomen's Sexual Health ProblemsMen's Sexual Health ProblemsAffirming Therapy With Sexual and Gender Minorities Relationships and Sex TherapyParents’ Questions About SexSexuality and Mental Health ProblemsSexual Recovery in Trauma SurvivorsHealing Painful SexSexuality and ReproductionSexuality and Medical ProblemsSexually Transmitted InfectionsSexuality and AgingAffirming the Kink Community When Sexual Behavior Is Out of ControlPart III: Ethics and Practice of Sex Therapy Ethical Management of Sex Therapy CaseworkSex Therapy: Now and in the FutureIndex
About the author
Stephanie Buehler, PsyD, CST-S, is a licensed psychologist and AASECT-Certified Sex Therapist and Supervisor. She is the director of The Buehler Institute and
LearnSexTherapy.com which offers continuing education in sexuality for mental health and wellness providers.
Summary
The third edition of this pragmatic resource assists mental health professionals in helping clients resolve sexual concerns that arise during the course of therapy. It has been updated with the latest theoretical approaches, pharmacological treatments, and ethical/legal concerns.
