When Sex is a Chore and Non-Orgasmic: Treating Women’s Two Most Common Sexual Concerns
A lack of interest in sex and difficulty orgasming with a partner are the two most prevalent concerns women bring to health care providers. Additionally, evidence indicates that many women struggle with these concerns, yet only reveal them to clinicians when directly asked. Unfortunately, too few clinicians have training in assessing or dealing with these common sexual concerns, even though empirically supported treatments for both exist.
This course will help you understand the reasons for the high prevalence of these sexual problems among women. You will also become well versed in the myriad medical, individual, and relational causes underlying both concerns. Most importantly, evidence based treatments for both diminished desire and orgasm difficulties will be presented. You will leave this course able to assess and intervene with these two common sexual concerns.
Educational Objectives
- Describe the high prevalence of diminished desire and orgasm problems among women.
- Explain the individual, relational, and cultural causes of diminished desire among women.
- Explain the individual, relational, and cultural causes of orgasm issues among women.
- Describe empirically supported techniques to assist female clients struggling with diminished desire.
- Describe empirically supported techniques to assist female clients struggling with orgasm issues.
Syllabus
- When Sex is a Chore (aka, Diminished Desire)
- What is Diminished Desire?
- Prevalence of Diminished Desire
- Causes of Diminished Desire
- Assessing Diminished Desire
- Empirically Supported Treatment for Diminished Desire
- When Sex is Non-Orgasmic (aka, Orgasm Issues)
- What is an Orgasm?
- Prevalence of Orgasm Issues
- Causes of Orgasm Issues
- Assessing Orgasm Issues
- Empirically Supported Treatment for Orgasm Issues
