CFTD 831 - Becoming a Kink-Aware Professional: An Exploration of Kink and BDSM

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This course will explore Kink and BDSM practices in sexuality within a systemic framework. Students will be expected to engage in intrapersonal work exploring their own attitudes and biases about Kink and BDSM practices and analyze how countertransference may impact their clinical work. Through didactic learning, students will become familiar with specific vocabulary and communication strategies that are utilized during BDSM scenes and Kinky play to foster consent. Students will increase their awareness of clinical assessment strategies to determine when situations promote safety versus abuse; students will learn appropriate clinical interventions to use in situations where abuse is present. Professional development in the field of sexuality will also be emphasized to help students foster a safeclinical environment for Kinksters and BDSM practitioners. Students will be instructed to practice self-care and be prepared as lectures may contain explicit content.