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BISEXUALITY AND SEXUAL FLUIDITY: EXPLORING THE SEXUAL SPECTRUM
15 AUGUST 2024
Bisexuality and Sexual Fluidity: Exploring the Sexual Spectrum
This training may be taken on its own or as part of a 6-day series leading to a Certificate in Diversity within Contemporary Relationships, more info can be found here:
Certificate in Diversity within Contemporary Relationships
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Dates: Thursday 15th August 2024
Alternative Date: Friday 8th November 2023
Timing: 10am – 4pm (BST – UK time) please log on at 9.45am for prompt 10am start. An hour break for lunch and 2 other short breaks
Trainer: Diane Hassall, scroll down to see more about the trainer
Location: Online
Cost: £110 if booked by 14th June 2024,
£125 if booked by 14th July 2024,
£140 Full Price
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If your booking is accepted that means there was space for you. If it is full, email [email protected] to join the ‘reserve list’. Then, if anyone drops out we will notify you, if there is a ‘last minute’ place for you. We will also let you know when we plan a new date.
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Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) as so often, got it right. In his theories related to libidinal drives he sensed that attraction and desires were omnidirectional, and that human beings could be attracted to anyone, independent of gender and sexual orientation.
Alfred Kinsey (1894-1956) continued with a two-dimensional scale of sexual orientations. Then Fritz Klein (1932 – 2006) developed a multidimensional tool. He discovered that around 38% of people could be described as bisexual, with people who are ‘exclusively heterosexual’ and ‘exclusively homosexual’ being in the minority.
And more recently in 2019, when asked by YouGov where their attractions lie, 43% of young people place themselves as between exclusively homosexual and exclusively heterosexual on a scale. That leaves 57% who don’t.
Unfortunately, this has not found its way into peoples’ general awareness, nor into the way sex and relationship therapists conceptualise the work. This is starting to change with GSRD (Gender Sexuality and Relationship Diversity) awareness, but more work is needed.
This workshop intends to explore ways of working with these invisible client populations.
By the end of this workshop participants will have:
- Explored the spectrum of sexuality: from asexuality through heterosexuality, gay/lesbian, bi- and pan-sexuality
- Considered how sexual identities, attractions and practices may or may not align, and how alignment is fluid
- Considered how bi/pan- and fluid sexualities impact therapist’s work with clients, as individuals, couples and multi-partner relationships
- Critically examined Klein’s Sexuality Flexigrid (1978) and learnt to apply it as a psychosexual assessment tool
- Familiarised themselves with case studies highlighting fluid and bi/pan-sexual presentations
- Critically examined the links between neurodiversity and sexualities.
Please note, that the general rules of engagement of the profession (confidentiality etc) apply when attending this workshop.
Trainer: Diane Hassall
Di is an experienced
Integrative Psychotherapist and Clinical Supervisor who specialises in Relationship and Psychosexual Therapy. Much of her work is with people exploring gender, sexual or relationship diversity (GSRD). Her clients bring issues around commitment, sexual identity, gender identity and/or transition, BDSM and kink, polyamory, non-monogamy and other types of relationships. She also works with people in trans-cultural, trans-racial relationships and/or those from differing religions.
Di’s previous career was in HR, learning and development, communications and change management. People and relationships have always been her passion, so it was no surprise to those who know her when she became a psychotherapist!
She is an Accredited Member of NCIP and a Registered Member of COSRT
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Who should attend: This course is open to all counsellors, psychotherapists, psychosexual therapists, coaches and health workers who wish to deepen their understanding and thinking about bisexuality and sexual fluidity.
Maximum Number: 30
FOR FULL INFORMATION ON THIS COURSE CLICK HERE!
Organised through Sleeping Mountain Ltd
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