Sex in Cinema

These is one of our most popular I.S.S.R. professional training programs: "Sex in Cinema~Using characters as potential clients." This training focuses on how to use film as the medium for understanding human sexual dynamics.

In this course ~ on your own ~ you will watch a series of Hollywood or foreign films that have sexuality as their main theme. Examples include classics such as "Transamerica" on transgender, or "Brokeback Mountain" on gay/homosexual love, or "Little Children" on affairs/sterile marriage, or "Notes on a Scandal" on Lesbian attraction, or "Secretary" on BDSM relating, "Calendar Girls" on female sexuality and aging, "Shame" on sex addiction, and a range of other spectacular films that tell a story and show us characters as persons with sexual issues or a world filled with sexuality as its theme.

#1) VIDEO TELESEMINAR/SERIES #2:
Wednesdays 9 am PT; 1 hour each; 8 weeks series.
OCTOBER 10-NOVEMBER 28th, 2012

"Sex in Cinema: Series 2" meets for 8 consecutive weeks as a video teleseminar. You join for one hour live and share with the group on the call. And you get to earn CEs toward AASECT Certification or renewal. If you miss a class, you can download it on your own; of course, nothing can replace your input and reflection during the live teleseminar. So, join us now.

Dates: Oct. 10, 17, 24, 31, Nov. 7, 14, 21, 28, 2012

Time: 9 AM (PT) / Noon (EST); downloads available for 30 days after the course is completed.

Fee: $339 Special discounted tuition
(includes certificate of completion for 8 AASECT CEs)

Students (with IDs in advance): $169

Payment available by credit card or PayPal

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Course Description:
All of the films in this course are available at online stores for rental or download at very reasonable costs. In this course we will address the characters as clients: taking their inventory based on what they do or say, finding key assessment indicators, understanding their sexual style, patterns, blockages or their sexual evolution, then crafting effective treatment strategies for them as though they were our own clients. This is a rich experience in spending time with a client on screen, then digging deeply into their unique sexual journey and developing a way to assist them toward sexual self realization. For clinicians and educators, "Sex in Cinema" is a revolutionary means for finding pathways toward sexual resolution and healing.

In each session, various models for clinical sexological assessment and treatment will be discussed on a case by case basis, such as the use of sensate focus, PLISSIT, MEBES, traditional sex therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral, REBT, Gestalt, NLP, psychodynamic and non-traditional approaches for designing and managing effective treatment plans for clients according to their specific case needs. After initial training in the variety of assessment tools and treatment modalities, Dr. Britton will guide the discussion for the group, helping all to observe the story of each character as a potential client, noting aspects that can be addressed as indicators for assessment, then eliciting the process of finding strategies and possible pathways for designing treatment for that client.

Participants will be expected to maintain a reflection journal, based on each film and characters, watch films on their own, and be present for group discussion. At the conclusion, participants will: (a) be able to present insights about a "case" to the group, based on their favorite character; (b) be able to experience greater awareness, knowledge, confidence and skills in determining the most powerful course of treatment for a variety of sexual concerns; and finally (c) be able to express an appreciation for the value and impact of the use of commercial films as a pathway for clients’ sexual healing, as they portray strong role models for sexual distress and/or wellness.
This exciting course is built on the curricula Dr. Patti has designed and taught successfully at the California Graduate Institute/Chicago School of Professional Psychology.