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Sexual Health as an Ally in Treatment: Breaking Barriers to Care

Explore the integration of sexual health principles in the healthcare community, focusing on reducing barriers and promoting holistic well-being. Learn about the importance of sexual health conversations and how to prepare therapists for integrating it into treatment.

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Sexual Health as an Ally in Treatment: Breaking Barriers to Care

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  1. Sexual Health As An Ally In Treatment Al Killen-Harvey, LCSW Theharveyinstitute.com

  2. Hypothesis: Integration of sexual health principles and sexual health conversations will reduce barriers to care within all aspects of the health care community.

  3. Sexual Health Conversation with Oneself How Did Sexual Health in Drug and Alcohol Treatment Come About? 4

  4. Preparation for integrating sexual health into psychotherapy and trauma treatmentrequiresdeveloping sufficient levels of a therapistcomfort, knowledge and ability

  5. Train the Trainers Sex Research

  6. Train the Trainers I personally received very helpful sex education information as a youth

  7. Train the Trainers

  8. Clients in my community accessing behavioral health services receive good sexual health information

  9. World Health Organization Health Dimensions Spiritual Mental Physical Sexual

  10. Inextricable element of human health

  11. What is Sexual Health?

  12. Train the Trainers

  13. .World Health Organization(2006)

  14. …state of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being in relation to sexuality;

  15. it is not merely the absence of disease, dysfunction or infirmity.

  16. Sexual health requires a positive and respectful approach to sexuality and sexual relationships,

  17. the possibility of having pleasurable and safe sexual experiences, free of coercion, discrimination and violence.

  18. For sexual health to be attained and maintained, the sexual rights of all persons must be respected, protected and fulfilled.”

  19. www.worldsexology.org

  20. What are common Barriers to sexual health conversations?

  21. Discomfort

  22. Judgment

  23. To Provide Optimal Sexual Health Care: One must be aware that sexual attitudes and values change over the course of one’s life and career.

  24. Components of a sexual health conversation?

  25. Suspending Judgment

  26. Classroom Agreement

  27. Fundamental Elements

  28. Protected from STI’s, HIV and unplanned pregnancy Comfort Shared Values Honest Pleasure Consent Non-Exploitive Sexual Health

  29. Consent

  30. Non- exploitive

  31. Non- exploitive 40

  32. Honesty

  33. Shared Values

  34. Four Idaho parents offended that 10th grade biology teacher’s lesson explained the biology of an orgasm and included the word “vagina” during human reproductive system lesson sued the school district

  35. Protected from STI, HIV & Pregnancy

  36. "PrEP is my wake up call to a reality that I need to protect myself and stop putting my life in others' hands." via Christopher Wilson Rochester, NY http://myprepexperience.blogspot.com

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