Confronting The Unconventional: Sex Work, Trauma, Kink & More!
A Two-Day Online Conference with N. Jasmine Johnson, LCSW
With special guests including King, Xerlina, Nicole Crawford, Sinnamon Love, Dr. Wan, Tiana, Ria and more!
*Cant attend live? No problem! This event will be recorded so make sure to purchase a ticket and a recording will be sent to you the following week. It will not be available to purchase after the conference ends so make sure to register today!
We are beyond excited to welcome N. Jasmine Johnson into the SHA family! We fell in love instantly with her work and wisdom surrounding unconventional clients and therapeutic approach. This is one conference you do not want to miss. Jasmine will do a deep dive into the hottest topics facing your clients. This weekend will push your boundaries and help you grow into a sexceptional professional!
FRIDAY, October 9th 9:00am-5:00pm CST:
Confronting the Unconventional in Therapeutic Practice, Love and Lifestyle in Practice
Swinging for Lovers
Do Unicorns Need Love Too?
Poly in Practice
Podcast Discussions
Dating & HIV+
Myths and Misconceptions about Sex Workers and Intimacy
Legal Support for Lifestylers: Advanced Directives, Medical Healthcare Surrogates and More
Power Dynamics: Ascertaining the Health of Submissives in 24/7 Ds Relationships
SATURDAY, October 10th 9:00am-5:00pm CST:
Trauma, Drama, and Kink
Trauma Informed Consent
Kink and Law: How to Negotiate Kinky Sex
Trauma-Informed Care understands and considers the pervasive nature of trauma and promotes environments of healing and recovery rather than practices and services that may inadvertently re-traumatize.
Black and Kinky: Decolonization of Sex
Narrative Therapy: Kink in Music
Porn in Practice
How Sex Workers Find Themselves Doing Our Jobs!
The Chemistry of Kink
ATTENDEE & REGISTRATION INFORMATION
16 LPC, LMFT, LCSW and AASECT* CEs for the Entire Weekend (Friday & Saturday)
8 LPC, LMFT, LCSW and AASECT* CEs for Friday Only or Saturday Only
Please note: CEs for Texas and Colorado licenses are included in the CE ticket(s) price options.
**FOR ALL OTHER STATE CEs outside of Colorado & Texas:Please purchase a ticket through Sexual Health Alliance AND use the link below to purchase your state CEs through Cassidy Seminars. You MUST purchase both to get access to the conference and obtain your specific state’s CEs.
Cassidy CE Link for Individual Days: https://www.academeca.com/CEUReg/SeminarInfo.aspx?seminarId=3570
Cassidy CE Link for Both Days: https://www.academeca.com/CEUReg/SeminarInfo.aspx?seminarId=3571
NEED A SCHOLARSHIP?
In collaboration with the BIPOC Collective, SHA is donating two full weekend scholarship spots to this conference for BIPOC-identifying individuals.
*The BIPOC Collective's mission is to support the diverse community of BIPOC adult performers and sex-workers within the adult industry through mutual aid and advocacy with dignity and respect.
Want to become SHA Certified?:
Want to stop paying for conferences one by one? This program can also be registered for and included as part of SHA’s full Sexuality Educator/Counselor/Sex Therapy Certification Program. Apply here to become SHA Certified and to gain all the CEs you need to apply towards AASECT Certification. Take your sexuality education even further and become sexceptional.
Student Discounts
Are you a current college or graduate student? Email shacertifications@gmail.com with a copy of your student ID and current or next term’s course schedule to get each conference day for $99.
N. Jasmine Johnson, LCSW
N. Jasmine Johnson, MSW, MA, LCSW, is a licensed clinical therapist and owner of virtual mental health practice Blue Pearl Therapy LLC. She has a strong therapeutic emphasis on Intimacy Post Injury & Illness, Trauma, Drama and Kink, and Sex-Positive Parenting. Jasmine offers her expertise to train other therapists and professionals on the use of erotica in practice and also to create safe spaces for Sex Workers, Kinksters, and Alternative Lifestylers to engage in stigma and bias-free therapy.
Jasmine is the co-owner of Royal Fetish Films and Jet Setting Jasmine LLC where the love of the arts, film, and sex education are combined to produce content that stimulates and engages the audience to push their sexual boundaries. Jasmine shares more than 20 years of experience, with partner King Noire as Adult Entertainers, Educators, and Master Fetish Trainers. The duo are award-winning adult film stars and have dedicated their craft to creating a more inclusive and ethically sound adult entertainment industry.
GUEST SPEAKERS
Nicole Crawford, MSW, LCSW, MPH, PhD
Dr. Nicole Crawford works as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Qualified Supervisor for Social Work interns in the state of Florida. Nicole earned a Bachelor’s degree in Gerontology, as well as a Master of Social Work, a Master of Public Health, and a Doctor of Public Health degree from the University of South Florida. Her company Keep Moving Forward Consulting offers direct therapy and dementia care consultation services to a range of individuals, their families, and other entities. Dr. Crawford works from a strengths-based and solution-focused perspective to help clients build on their resilience and work towards their desired outcomes.
Tiana North
Tiana GlittersaurusRex aka “Smokey Spice,” has been featured in multiple publications & podcasts about the growing popularity of alternative lifestyles, sex positivity & cannabis. As a conscious hedonist, she is a content creator and Only Fans account manager for Adult Entertainers as well as contributing editor for Math Magazine. She has a continuous passion for building community through curating events that celebrate inclusivity, education and destigmatization.
Ria Chattergoon, Esq
RIA N. CHATTERGOON is a litigator with extensive experience in employment law. She has successfully litigated cases alleging wrongful terminations, discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wage and hour, and violations of non-compete agreements on behalf of both employers and employees. Her experience includes representing clients in a variety of forums, including State and Federal Courts, the State and Federal Departments of Labor, State and Local Human Rights Commissions, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Ms. Chattergoon regularly assists executive leaders negotiate compensation packages and serves as a third-party neutral investigator for discrimination and sexual harassment claims.
Born in Trinidad and Tobago and raised in Miami, Ms. Chattergoon earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Florida State University in 2000, and her Juris Doctor, with honors, from St. Thomas University School of Law in 2005. In law school, Ms. Chattergoon served as the Senior Articles Editor for the St. Thomas University Law Review, Member and Coach of the Jessup International Moot Court Team, a Senator of the Student Bar Association, Vice-President of the Black Law Student’s Association and a member of the Caribbean Student’s Bar Association. During law school, Ms. Chattergoon clerked for the Honorable Paul C. Huck of the Southern District of Florida. Ms. Chattergoon is a member of the Florida Bar, as well as several voluntary bar associations including the Dade County Bar Association, Caribbean Bar Association, Wilkie D. Ferguson Bar Association, Gwen S. Cherry Black Women’s Association, National Association for Women Lawyers, Society for Human Resources Management, Human Resources Chapter of Broward County, and the Corporate Counsel Women of Color. Ms. Chattergoon also serves as a guardian ad litem attorney for Lawyers for Children of America. Ms. Chattergoon is admitted to practice in all Florida Courts; the U.S. District Court for the Northern District; the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida; and, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
King Noire
King Noire is an accomplished and award-winning writer, porn performer, artist, Master Fetish Trainer, MC and global activist using the proceeds of his album ‘Music Is My Weapon’ to build a school, fresh water well and medical clinic in Guinea Bissau, West Africa. He has used his position in the adult industry to develop an ethically sound molded toy in partnership with Lust Arts; raise consciousness around kink safety for people of color; and offering sex education to audiences ranging from college students to medical providers. King has taken the Adult Entertainment Industry by storm, partnering with Jet Setting Jasmine to form Royal Fetish Films. The company has celebrated three industry Fetish Awards for Orally Yours (2016), Collared in Shadows (2017) and Sacred Sex (2018). King brings his directorial and editing skills to each set creating art and beauty, in spaces that have been long neglected for people of color in Kink. The duo’s love of the arts, film and sex education are combined to produce erotica that stimulates and engages the audience to explore their sexual boundaries.
King is also very proud of his contributions to the music industry. His start in entertainment, as a hip-hop artist under the name Hasan Salaam, achieved Best Underground Song of the Year and Best Live Performance for the Underground Music Awards. He has also been featured musically on MTV UK, Fuse, NBC and CSPAN. He has performed internationally with music veterans, Outkast, Damian Marley & Redman and continues to add to his music catalogue with the launch of The Royal Fetish Experience.
Tiffany Marrero, MSW
Tiffany is a sex-positive advocate using her lived experience as a proudly Black, queer, cisgender millennial woman living with HIV to amplify the voices of OTHER positive Black women. Tiffany has earned her bachelor's degree in social work (B.S.W.) from Florida Gulf Coast University and prior to earning her degree she is also a Registered behavior technician and has worked with children and young adults on the Autism spectrum. Utilizing her expertise working in homes & schools, she advocates for healing of the whole family beginning with women!
Marla R. Stewart- Cineas, MA
Marla, a Californian native, is a woman with passion, charisma and integrity. Motivated by passion, her mission in life is to educate and inspire others in a variety of ways. First and foremost, she is truly dedicated to getting people in touch with their body, mind and spirit. She believes in harnessing love and accepting people for who they are and where they are at in their lives. Her non-judgmental spirit speaks to people from all different backgrounds and she has the ability to get along with just about anyone. She is a maven in most everything that she pursues and she strives for perfection in everything she does. Mediocre is not in her vocabulary. She has a wonderful and supportive family, as well as amazing and compassionate friends. When she has some free time, she likes to watch movies, have provocative conversations with her friends and play basketball. She also loves to dance and convince her house guests to play strategy games with her.
Dani Rose
Dani Rose is an artist, adult performer, entrepreneur, and sex work advocate whose work centers on amplifying marginalized voices and impacting equity for racial and socioeconomic marginalized people. She currently works with small businesses, content creators, nonprofits, and grassroots organizations to provide consulting services, content curation, and social media strategies that connect brands with their communities.
*This program meets the requirements of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) and is approved for 16 AASECT CE credits. These CE credits may be applied toward AASECT certification and renewal of certification. Completion of this program does not ensure or guarantee AASECT certification. For further information please contact ce@aasect.org