Psychosexual Techniques Fellowship

Psychosexual Techniques Fellowship is organized by MasterHealthPro (MHP).

• Self-paced
• 3 months course
• Hours of effort - 2.5 hours/ week

Description:
This comprehensive course provides medical professionals an opportunity to learn and practice various skills involving the psychological, psychosomatic, and biopsychosocial aspects of sexual medicine. Delivered by renowned sexual medicine experts and planned aesthetically to provide scientifically evidence-based approaches for evaluation, diagnosis, and management in clinical practice

Learning Objectives:

• Psychosomatic Circle of Sex
• Origin of Psychological Problems
• Immediate Psychological Causes
• Conflict-Intrapsychic causes of sexual dysfunctions
• Cultural genesis of sexual conflict
• The relationship-dyadic causes of sexual dysfunction
• To realize the role of counselling in treating psychosexual dysfunctions
• To recognize the prerequisite conditions and skills involved in effective counselling for psychosexual dysfunctions
• To understand the different approaches used in counselling for psychosexual dysfunctions
• To identify suitable approaches for specific problems

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand the psychological components in the psychosomatic circle of Sex
• Understand the various psychological factors, like immediate and deep-rooted causes of sexual problems
• Assessment of circumstances of the development of the Sexual Dysfunction
• How to plan intervention
• Process-orientated therapeutic procedures
• Behavioral exercises to be instructed

Course Content:
Introduction

• Psychosexual Therapy: An Introduction

Introduction to Sexual Health

• Introduction to Sexual Health – Why it is important
• Demystifying Sex

Psychosexual Development – Clinical Issues

• Psychosexual Development in Children
• Genetic issues & Intersex conditions
• Cognitive, Behavioural & Interpersonal Perspectives of Male Sexual Dysfunction
• Cognitive, Behavioural & Interpersonal Perspectives of Sexual Dysfunctions in Females
• Human sexual response - Male
• Human sexual response - Female
• Adult Sexuality: Pre- marital, marital & Extra marital issues
• Geriatric / Elderly Sexuality

Common Psychological Causes of Sexual Dysfunction

• Psychological Factors Responsible for Sexual Dysfunctions
  • 1. Psychosomatic Circle of Sex
  • 2. Origin of Psychological Problems
  • 3. Immediate Psychological Causes
  • 4. Conflict-Intrapsychic causes of sexual dysfunctions
  • 5. Cultural genesis of sexual conflict
  • 6. The relationship-Dyadic causes of sexual dysfunction

Basics of Sexuality

• Male Sexual Anatomy - Part 1
• Male Sexual Anatomy - Part 2
• Female Sexual Anatomy - Part 1
• Female Sexual Anatomy - Part 2

Sex Counselling

• Counselling for Psychosexual Dysfunctions
  • 1. Therapeutic alliance and relationship
  • 2. Counselling skills
  • 3. Approaches to counselling for psychosexual dysfunctions
  • 4. Case studies
  • 5. Key takeaways

Desire Disorders

• 'Sexual Desire Disorders - Part 1
• 'Sexual Desire Disorders - Part 2
• Sexual Addiction Disorders

Cognitive Behavior Therapy

• Sexual Dysfunction And Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
  • 1. CBT Explained
  • 2. CBT Repertoire
  • 3. CBT Process
  • 4. Sex and Brain
  • 5. Case Studies
  • 6. Management strategies

Psychiatry and Sexual Medicine

• Psychiatric disorders and sexual problems - Introduction
• Treatment of psychiatric disorders and treatment emergent sexual dysfunctions
• Psychiatric disorder and sexual dysfunction
• Adult Sexual Violence: Harassment, Assault and Rape
• Pornography & Sexuality

Co-Morbidity and Sexual dysfunction

• Tobacco and Sexuality

PLISSIT Model

• PLISSIT Model of Psychological Interventions for Sexual Problems
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Components of PLISSIT model
  • 3. EXPLISSIT model
  • 4. Permission Level and case scenarios
  • 5. Limited Information and case scenarios
  • 6. Specific Suggestions and techniques
  • 7. Intensive Therapy
  • 8. Summary and take home knowledge

Principles of Sex Therapy

• Principles of Sex Therapy
  • 1. Explanation of Sex Therapy
  • 2. The formulation
  • 3. Groundwork to be undertaken before Sex Therapy
  • 4. Dynamics of therapeutic actions
  • 5. List of sex therapeutic strategies
  • 6. Guidelines for therapists
  • 7. The vicious circle of failure and breaking it

Gender and Sexuality

• LGBTQIA+

Sex Therapeutic Strategies

• Sex Therapeutic Strategies
  • 1. Concept definition
  • 2. Importance of Multi Disciplinary Team Approach
  • 3. Strategies in Sex Therapy
  • 4. Modern Behavioural Techniques
  • 5. Marriage & Couples Therapy
  • 6. Family Counselling

Expert opinions

• How to evolve a multidisciplinary practice
• Mx of ED Rx failures/sudden non-responders-medically
• Premature Ejaculation
• Peyronie's Disease
• Premature ejaculation diagnosis and management