Ethics and the Current Practice Landscape
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Join the Sexual Health Alliance for Ethics and the Current Practice Landscape, an Online Sexceptional Weekend exploring the ethical questions, professional responsibilities, and complex decisions that arise in contemporary sexual health practice.
Featuring David Ley, PhD, CST-S, a clinical psychologist, author, and AASECT-certified sex therapy supervisor, this event invites professionals to examine how they approach ethical challenges while providing informed, respectful, and sex-positive care.
Working with sexuality and relationships requires more than knowledge of sexual health. Professionals must also consider how personal values, cultural expectations, professional boundaries, and assumptions about sexuality influence their work. Ethical questions can emerge when navigating sensitive disclosures, differing relationship values, public-facing professional roles, or concerns that extend beyond a provider’s expertise.
This weekend will explore ethical decision-making within the broader landscape of therapy, counseling, coaching, and sexuality education. Participants will consider how to support client autonomy, recognize bias, evaluate the basis for their recommendations, and identify when consultation, supervision, or referral may be appropriate.
Designed for therapists, counselors, psychologists, social workers, coaches, educators, students, and other sexual health professionals, this Online Sexceptional Weekend offers space to strengthen ethical awareness and reflect on the responsibilities that come with working in this field.
Hello, World!
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
How to recognize ethical questions that arise in sexual health and relationship work
How personal beliefs, cultural assumptions, and professional bias can influence decision-making
Ways to support client autonomy while maintaining clear professional boundaries
Considerations for confidentiality, informed consent, and sensitive conversations about sexuality
How to distinguish sexual diversity from concerns that warrant clinical attention
How to critically evaluate claims and recommendations used in professional practice
Ethical considerations for professional visibility, social media, and public education
How scope of practice and professional competence inform decisions about consultation and referral
The role of supervision, ongoing education, and self-reflection in navigating ethical uncertainty
SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, JANUARY 16TH
START TIME: 10:00AM - 6:00pm cst
SUNDAY, JANUARY 17TH
START TIME: 10:00AM - 6:00pm cst
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PRESENTERS
David Ley, PhD, CST-S
David Ley is a clinical psychologist in practice in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Philosophy from Ole Miss, and his Master's and Doctoral degrees in clinical psychology from the University of New Mexico. Dr. Ley is licensed in New Mexico and North Carolina, and has provided clinical and consultative services in numerous other states. He is the Executive Director of New Mexico Solutions, a large outpatient mental health and substance abuse program in Albuquerque, NM. Dr. Ley also serves on the advisory board for the Sexual Health Alliance and leads SHA’s Sexual Attitude Reassessment or Adjustment (SAR) as well as SHA’s Advanced SARs in Mexico and Jamaica.
Dr. Ley has been treating sexuality issues throughout his career. He first began treating perpetrators and victims of sexual abuse, but expanded his approach to include the fostering and promotion of healthy sexuality, and awareness of the wide range of normative sexual behaviors. Insatiable Wives is his first book and won a Silver Medal in the Foreword Magazine Book of the Year contest for 2009. Dr. Ley wrote Insatiable Wives following two years of interviews with couples around the country. His controversial second book, The Myth of Sex Addiction was released in March 2012, challenging the concept of sexual addiction and exploring a different model of male sexuality. The Myth of Sex Addiction triggered a firestorm of debate, allowing people to finally challenge the media hype of this pseudo-disorder. His most recent book, Ethical Porn for Dicks, A Man's Guide to Responsible Viewing Pleasure has been a staple for any curious individual.
Sexual Health Alliance has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7730. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Sexual Health Alliance is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
This event is eligible for a maximum of 14 CE hours.
