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This webinar satisfies requirements for live interactive CE credits for all professions.
DESCRIPTION: Sex tech is advancing at breakneck speed, and our sexual and intimate lives are entering uncharted territory. From AI-driven chatbots that flirt, comfort, and seduce, to immersive sex toys that blur the line between reality and fantasy, haptic technologies, VR porn, avatar sex, and sex dolls and robots, technology is becoming an ever-present force in modern sexuality. Cross-cultural trends reveal that people are having less sex together, spending more time with their screens, and reporting higher levels of stress and loneliness – a perfect storm fueling the increasing popularity of artificial intimacy.
These developments are no longer speculative: research suggests that many clients are already engaging with these technologies. In this webinar, therapists will gain an overview of today’s rapidly evolving sex tech landscape, including the major technologies currently available and those likely to shape the future. We will examine the burgeoning research on who is using them and how they may affect biology, psychology, and well-being. We will explore the advantages of advancing sex tech and the populations most likely to benefit. Potential risks, as well as the clinical questions and challenges therapists are increasingly likely to encounter in practice, will be addressed. Participants will leave better equipped to understand this complex emerging landscape and to think proactively, ethically, and clinically about the future of sex and intimacy.
Target audience: This course is appropriate for all mental health professionals
Content level: Introductory/Intermediate
Dr. Marianne Brandon is a clinical psychologist, Diplomat in sex therapy, author, and lecturer. She writes a popular Psychology Today blog, “The Future of Intimacy,” and co-hosts a podcast with her urologist husband, “The Sex Doctors.” Dr. Brandon is the author of Monogamy: The Untold Story; and Unlocking the Sexy in Surrender: Using the Neuroscience of Power to Recharge Your Sex Life. She co-authored Reclaiming Desire: 4 Keys to Finding Your Lost Libido. Dr Brandon regularly writes and lectures for professional and lay audiences. She is in private practice in Sarasota FL. You can learn more about her work at www.drbrandon.net.
After attending this webinar, participants will be able to
Webinar interaction & system requirements
This live webinar is fully interactive. Attendees may ask and answer questions throughout the presentation and participate in instructor-led polls.
To be eligible for Live CE credits, you must be logged in the entire time. Entry to the webinar will be closed 5 minutes after the scheduled start time.
This webinar will be hosted through Zoom. Upon registration, participants will be emailed a link directly from Zoom. Additionally, the link will be available in your Zur Institute account, which you can use or you simply log into your Zur account and enter the webinar from the My Webinars section of your account.
The webinar will open 10 minutes prior to start time. It is recommended that you join early to give yourself time to troubleshoot potential connection problems.
Fee $69
Tokens may not be used with webinars.
Course completion & CE info
Live CEs will be available for all professions. Distance Learning Board Approvals
CE credits for all professions will be provided by Zur Institute.
Zur Institute has been approved to provide Live CE credits by the following boards:
Zur Institute is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Zur Institute maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Zur Institute is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing (CA BRN) to offer CE credits to nurses (Provider #CEP 14826). Registered Nurses in states other than California may be able to take courses offered by Zur Institute Verify with your State Board and/or Professional organization.
Zur Institute is an approved provider by the California Board of Vocational Nurses (CA BVNPT) to offer CE credits to Licensed Vocational Nurses (Provider #V-10846). Licensed Vocational Nurses in states other than California may be able to take courses offered by Zur Institute Verify with your State Board and/or Professional organization.
Zur Institute is an approved provider by The California Board of Vocational Nurses and Psychiatric Technicians (CA BVNPT) to offer CE credits to Psychiatric Technicians (Provider #V-10797). Psych Techs in states other than California may be able to take courses offered by Zur Institute Verify with your State Board and/or Professional organization.
Zur Institute has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7144. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Zur Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
New York Psychologists: Zur Institute is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0029.
New York Licensed Psychoanalysts (LPsyAns): Zur Institute is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychoanalysts #P-0049.
New York Social Workers (LMSWs & LCSWs): Zur Institute SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0081.
New York Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFTs): Zur Institute is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists. #MFT-0006.
New York Mental Health Counselors (LMHCs): Zur Institute is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Mental Health Counselors. #MHC-0007.
New York Licensed Creative Arts Therapists (LCATs): Zur Institute is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed creative arts therapists #CAT-0098.
Social Workers: Zur Institute, provider #1113, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Zur Institute maintains responsibility for these courses. ACE provider approval period: 6/1/2024-6/1/2027.