Full course description
Continuing Education Offered
- 1 hour pain management asynchronous online*
Description
When supporting clients around their sexuality, it is important for social workers to understand the basic in and outs of sex toys and safety surrounding their use. Additionally, safety is key in kink and BDSM practice. Attendees will about the basics of kink play, how consent is discussed and negotiated, the difference between all the terms, and what various kinks and fetishes may look like. Understand the differences between fantasy (like 50 Shades of Grey) and reality, and how to support your clients/patients in their kink practices. Whether you’re looking to learn something new, or just to add some knowledge to support your therapeutic or medical practice, this is a great overview of safety regarding sex toys and kink/BDSM.
Objectives
- Describe facets of safety related to both sex toys and kink/BDSM.
Agenda
- Sex Toys - Types, Materials, and Safety
- Kink/BDSM 101 and Safety
Instructor
Shanna K Kattari, PhD, MEd, CSE
CE Approval Statement
The University of Michigan School of Social Work, provider #1212, 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. The University of Michigan School of Social Work maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 5/15/2023-5/15/2026.
Social workers participating in this course will receive 1 general continuing education contact hour.
*This course is designed to provide 1 pain management hour for Michigan health professionals.
Please see the CE Policies page for more information about continuing education.