Professional Training for Mental Healthcare Workers

The Problematic Sexual Behavior Framework: Five Critical Questions to Ask When Assessing PSB


Friday July 14, 2023

In Person and Online

The Problematic Sexual Behavior (PSB) Framework solves this problem by presenting a simple, practical and universally applicable method for quickly getting right to the heart of what exactly makes any pattern of sexual behavior problematic, without using labels or even examining specific sexual practices. Determining whether or not a sexual practice is “problematic” is often left to personal interpretation, even among highly trained mental health professionals and other healthcare providers. The Problematic Sexual Behavior (PSB) Framework solves this problem by presenting a simple, practical and universally applicable method for quickly getting right to the heart of what exactly makes any pattern of sexual behavior problematic, without using labels or even examining specific sexual practices. This workshop will teach you five simple questions that address commitment violations, values conflicts, diminished self-control, negative consequences and lack of sexual responsibility. You’ll appreciate how this framework transcends cultural variations and client resistance to addressing potentially problematic components of any form of sexual behavior.

Bill Herring LCSW, CSAT has maintained a private psychotherapy practice in Atlanta for over 30 years. He is a former board member of the Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health (SASH) and editorial board member of the journey Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity. Bill contributed a chapter to the book "Reflections on the History of the Sex Addiction Field", authored the article "A Framework for Categorizing Chronically Problematic Sexual Behavior" and helped create the SASH "Advanced Topics In Problematic Sexual Behavior (ATPSB)" certificate training program. In 2019 he received the SASH "Carnes Award" for overall contributions to the field of problematic sexual behavior.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe the universal sexual health principles of a theory-neutral framework for assessing problematic sexual behavior.

2. Utilize five simple conversational questions to assess any form of problematic sexual behavior.

3. Describe how this framework reduces the risk of clinical confirmation bias when assessing personally unfamiliar or morally incongruent sexual 

    behaviors.

Registration Fees:


In Person - $25

Online - $35

Schedule:


11:00 - 12:30 eastern standard time

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