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The following workshops form part of the taught course. Some further elective topics will be added, largely as a result of expressed training needs from students.

Essentials of Sexual Minority Therapy

Course Syllabus ( Days marked in bold are compulsory)

Essentials of Sexual Minority Therapy:
Day One – Dominic Davies & Catherine Butler
Exploring contemporary models of Gender and Sexual Diversity
Models of Sexual Minority Therapy
Understanding the social contexts of sexual minorities lives

Day Two - Charles Neal
Internalised Oppression

Day Three – Deirdre Haslam
Coming Out

Day Four – Dominic Davies & Catherine Butler
Duals Roles, Ethical Practice and Boundaries
Therapeutic Resources

Introduction to Psychosexual Therapy - Dominic Davies and Naomi Adams
Weekend course (Saturday and Sunday)

Self Esteem Injury and Social Context - Keith Silvester
One day workshop exploring how self-esteem can be impacted by bullying, self-harm, trauma, shame, drug abuse and how to work with some of these issues

The Development of the Self and the Function of the Therapeutic Alliance - Judy Yellin
(one day workshop)

Women working with gay men and Men working with Lesbians - what we know and don't know about each other - Cloud Taylor
(one day workshop)

Elective content - students will choose from nine of the following topics (in negotiation with the Programme Director)
Indicative content (not all of these workshops will be available every two years and other topics may be added)

• Relationship Therapy - working with couples - Leah Davidson / Damian McCann

• Exploring Sexual Compulsivity in gay and bisexual men - Dominic Davies

• Parenting issues for Sexual Minorities - Leah Davidson / Damian McCann

• Understanding ‘Kink' and BDSM -

• Problems with Faith and Religion -

Gender Identity and gender variation issues

• Dual Identities of Race, Ethnicity and Sexual Minority - Anthony Johnson

• Working with Trauma -

• Getting Older and Aging Issues Cloud Taylor / Leah Davidson

• Spirituality -

• Partner Abuse - Damian McCann

• HIV treatment and therapy issues

• Sexuality, illness and disability -

Sexual Feelings in the Consulting Room - Dominic Davies

Pink Therapy reserves the right to amend, change or cancel workshops or trainers at it's own discretion due to circumstances beyond our control.