CFP-American Journal of Sexuality Education

The peer-reviewed American Journal of Sexuality Education is now accepting submissions for its thematic edition on faith, religion, and sexuality education. Submissions may be commentary, programmatic overviews, research, lesson plans, or resource reviews (i.e., books, DVDs, etc.) Instructions for authors can be found at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=1554-6128&linktype=44 and submissions are requested by April 30, 2010. Please send all submissions as Word documents to sexedjournal@hotmail.com.

Western Regional SSSS

SEXOLOGY SYMPOSIUM
Palm Springs, April 9-11
Western Region of SSSS

http://www.sssswr.org/

Mickey Diamond’s sharing his thoughts on 40 years as a sexologist,
and Lisa Diamond the latest insights into women’s desire and arousal.

For those who are concerned about the APA’s revisions of the DSM, specifically the Sexual Disorders section, join us in PS where the esteemed Dr. Charles Moser will present a new view of sexual orientation, guaranteed to shake things up. In 2009, Dr. Shari L. Dworkin and Dr. Kari Lerum ruffled some feathers by criticizing the methodology of the APA study into “the sexualization of girls.” They will be presenting on positive aspects of female sexual ontogeny.   

2010 LGBT & Aging Conference

Hello, LGBT and elder-friendly individuals and organizations!

My name is Jackie, and I’m a University of Denver social work intern at the GLBT Center of Colorado. I’m writing on behalf of the Center’s SAGE (Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Elders) of the Rockies program, which will be hosting a regional conference on LGBT aging in October.

We are currently looking for presenters on a variety of topics, including health, financial and legal issues, and sexuality. I have attached a call for presenters, which goes into more detail and includes a form you can send back to us if you are interested in presenting.

If you aren’t interested but know somebody who might be, please pass the information on. If you are the head of an organization or academic department, please pass this on to your faculty/staff. If you want to be removed from this list, just let me know and I will take you off. Otherwise, let me know if you would like to receive more information about the conference as it becomes available.

For more information about our program, visit glbtcolorado.org. If you have any questions, you can contact me at this address Mondays and Tuesdays, or jfoglio@du.edu the rest of the week.

Have a great week!

Jackie Foglio

GLBT Center of Colorado

SAR in Westwood

SAR (Sexual Attitude Reassessment and Restructuring)
Don’t miss this chance to gain your SAR requirement for AASECT certification.
This is also a wonderful refresher for seasoned sex therapists who are looking for a way to reboot their knowledge and become re-energized about sexual expression and its impact on our clinical work.

A multi-media, group-process-oriented, classical type SAR is being offered by three top clinical sexologists in Los Angeles area:
Dr. Patti Britton, Dr. Robert Dunlap, and Dr. Elise Turen host this amazing interactive experience.
13 AASECT CEs
Location: Westwood Campus of The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Dates: Sat/Sun: 2/6-7; 9 am-6 pm.
Fee: $375 if paid by 1/15/10; after that $400 (inclusive of certificates and snacks on site)
Contact: Dr. Patti Britton
drpattixox@aol.com; (323)-791-7801
Space is limited, so secure your place early.
Work/study scholarships also available for students on a first-come-first-served basis.

Blessings,
Dr. Patti

Dr. Patti Britton
PO Box 2220
Beverly Hills, CA 90213
(323) 791-7801
www.yoursexcoach.com; www.sexcoachinstitute.org
Author of The Adventures of Her in France; The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Sensual Massage; The Art of Sex Coaching
Immediate Past President: American Assn. Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists; Adjunct Faculty, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Westwood

LLC Extended Deadline

January 11, 2010

Please repost and forward in whole or part.
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Leather Leadership Conference extends deadline for Presentation Applications to January 15, 2010
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Those interested in presenting at LLC XIV should submit a relevant biography, a description of the class(es) they are interested in presenting, and a completed application. This should include the targeted audience and the objectives for the class.

Submitting a photo that can be used on the website or in program materials is also preferred. The application can be found at http://www.leatherleadership.org/loc/llc14/_pdf/presenters_application.pdf.

These should be emailed to programming@leatherleadership.org and must be received no later than January 15, 2010.

Applications for the Poster Session may be sent at any time up to March 17, 2010.
More information on the Poster Sessions can be found at http://www.leatherleadership.org/loc/llc14/poster_session.php.
Leather Leadership Conference Scholarship deadline is January 15, 2010

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The Leather Leadership Conference, Inc. is pleased to announce that it is offering full scholarships to cover the cost of registration to the 14th Annual Conference in Detroit, MI on April 9-11, 2010. Applications will be accepted until Friday, January 15, 2010. Those awarded scholarships will be notified by January 25, 2010.

If you are interested in applying please fill out the form at:

http://www.leatherleadership.org/scholarshipapplication.phtml.

Join Us in Detroit, MI April 9 – 11, 2010 for LLC XIV – The Journey Continues
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Please join us for the Leather Leadership Conference XIV, The Journey Continues, in Detroit, MI on April 9 through 11th, 2010.

For more information on the upcoming conference and the Leather Leadership Conference organization, – please visit our website at http://loc.leatherleadership.org./llc14/.

Registration for the Leather Leadership Conference is currently available at $75, and can be completed online at http://www.leatherleadership.org/loc/llc14/register.php.

Do not forget to make your hotel reservations! You can take advantage of the excellent hotel rate of $92 per night by making your reservation online at http://www.leatherleadership.org/loc/llc14/hotel.php.
About the Leather Leadership Conference

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The Leather Leadership Conference (LLC, Inc.) is an organization dedicated to strengthening the SM/Leather/Fetish community by providing the stepping stones of learning and knowledge to assist in the development of the leadership skills of community members. Our goal is to aid in the growth and success of organizations and community groups through the development of these skills by providing access to leadership information and topics. By strengthening the leaders in our community we hope to facilitate a greater sense of connection between and within community groups.

Contact Information
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For more information about the Leather Leadership Conference please visit our website at http://www.leatherleadership.org or email us at info@leatherleadership.org.

For media relations or further information on this press release, please contact media-contact@leatherleadership.org.

SAR in Indianapolis

Sexual Attitude Reassessment Workshop

Start Date/Time:
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 8:00 AM (UTC -05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
End Date/Time:
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 5:00 PM

Description:
All rates include registration breakfast, lunch and dinner on the 9th, breakfast and lunch on the 10th, and the overnight room on the 9th.
Registration rates prior February 15: Regular Rate will be $425. Students and AASECT members will only pay $375.
Registration rates after February 15: Regular Rate will be $450. Students and AASECT members will only pay $400.
Registration is required by February 28.
16 AASECT CEs
CHES contact hours are to be determined

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Overview
The Sexual Attitude Reassessment (SAR) Workshop is designed to promote participants’ awareness of their attitudes, values, feelings, and beliefs about the wide range of human sexual experience and to assist them in gaining insight into how these attitudes, values, feelings, and beliefs affect them professionally and personally. The SAR uses a combination of large-group, brief didactic, presentations, individual and small-group activities. The large group presentations frequently utilize sexually explicit media to elicit reactions in participants, followed by small group discussions to promote exploration of these reactions.

The SAR will be held at a retreat setting. Participants are expected to stay on site Tuesday night, March 9th.

Topics
§ Discuss a holistic model for understanding human sexuality.

§ Identify areas of personal comfort and/or discomfort regarding sexual behavior and where that comfort and/or discomfort originates.

§ Identify and articulate personal attitudes, values, feelings, and beliefs about a variety of sexual behaviors, relationships, and fantasies.

§ Describe primary “values-filters” and how those “filters” inform the participant’s attitudes, values, feelings, and beliefs about sexuality/sexual behaviors.

§ Develop a greater understanding of the sexual attitudes and values of people whose sexual interests, activities, experience, and physical abilities are different from one’s own.

§ Identify biases that have the potential of interfering with one’s professional work.

§ Discuss sexual matters with an increased level of comfort.

Audience
This training is appropriate for health educators, youth development professionals, counselors, therapists, social workers, nurses, physicians, public health officials and anyone looking to explore this dimension of self.

Presenters

Kathleen Baldwin, MSW, CSE, CLC and Wayne Pawlowski, LICSW,CSE

· Both are AASECT certified and experienced SAR facilitators, and private consultants,

· 16 AASECT CEs

Location Information
Indianapolis, IN

Hotel Information will be announced at a later date.

Contact Hours
CHES: Health Care Education and Training, Inc. is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.

CHES contact hours are to be determined.

Registration
Please register with HCET.
Registrations received after February 15 will require a $25 late fee. No registrations will be accepted after February 28.
Webpage: http://www.hcet.org/Quicklinks/TrainingCalendar/tabid/64/ctl/Details/Mid/570/ItemID/79/Default.aspx?selecteddate=3/9/2010

Registration: http://www.hcet.org/HCET_Registration_Instructions.pdf

5th Annual Conference on Sexology

We are happy to inform you that 5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SEXOLOGY has been planned to be held at Chennai during12 to 15 FEBRUARY 2010. We expect the Conference to be more meaningful with participation of luminaries in the field such as you. On behalf of the Conference, I invite you to participate in this year’s Conference and present your latest papers on the subject.

Chennai, the venue of the Conference is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu in South India, is India’s fourth largest city and is the knowledge hub of India.

Upon registration, the delegates will be able to participate in an array of educational sessions on the sexology

As an abstract-driven conference, participants will also be able to view poster presentations on current HIV testing research and meet with leaders in the research field. Also included is an exhibit hall where more than 25 exhibiting companies will present the latest in

laboratory technology and innovation. We anticipate over 600 people will attend this meeting.

For more information about our conference program, please view our web site at

. FOR details about the Conference

http://www.internationalconferenceonsexology.com/conference.html

American Journal of Sexuality Education CFS

Through January 15, the American Journal of Sexuality Education will be accepting new submissions. Research…lesson plans…scholarly commentary…program overviews…book and DVD reviews…all submissions related to sexuality education welcome!

Instructions for authors can be found at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=1554-6128&linktype=44 and submissions should be sent to sexedjournal@hotmail.com

Leather Leadership Conference Updates and Scholarships

LLC, Inc. Press Release
December 13, 2009

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Leather Leadership Conference Board Offers Scholarships to LLC-XIV in Detroit
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The National Board of Directors of the Leather Leadership Conference, Inc. is pleased to announce that it is offering 12 full scholarships to cover the cost of registration to the up-coming LLC-XIV in Detroit, the weekend of April 9-11, 2010.

Applications are accepted until January 15, 2010. Those awarded will be notified by January 25, 2010. If you have already registered for the conference, you can be reimbursed for your registration fee. Applications are available at http://www.leatherleadership.org/scholarshipapplication.phtml.
Give the Gift of a Donation this Year for Christmas – Support The LLC, Inc. Scholarship Fund!
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The Leather Leadership Conference, Inc. has established a fund to provide scholarships to help make it easier for individuals to attend the annual conference who might otherwise not be able to do so. With its IRS granted 501(c)(3) status, donations to the scholarship fund are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.

This year for Christmas, consider giving the gift of a donation in the name of your friends, families, organizations, or even your pet’s to the Leather Leadership Conference – your donations will help someone experience the Annual Conference. Donations can be made by check or by Paypal. For more information, see http://www.leatherleadership.org/scholarship.htm or go to Paypal (www.paypal.com) and send your donation to donations@leatherleadership.org.
Join Us in Detroit, MI April 9 – 11, 2010 for LLC XIV – The Journey Continues
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Please join us for the Leather Leadership Conference XIV, The Journey Continues, in Detroit, MI on April 9 through 11th, 2010. For more information on the upcoming conference and the Leather Leadership Conference organization, – please visit our website at http://www.leatherleadership.org/loc/llc14/.
About the Leather Leadership Conference

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The Leather Leadership Conference (LLC, Inc.) is an organization dedicated to strengthening the SM/Leather/Fetish community by providing the stepping stones of learning and knowledge to assist in the development of the leadership skills of community members. Our goal is to aid in the growth and success of organizations and community groups through the development of these skills by providing access to leadership information and topics. By strengthening the leaders in our community we hope to facilitate a greater sense of connection between and within community groups.

Contact Information
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For more information about the Leather Leadership Conference please visit our website at http://www.leatherleadership.org or email us at info@leatherleadership.org.

For media relations or further information on this press release, please contact media-contact@leatherleadership.org.

CFP Journal for GLBTQ Issues

Call for Submissions: Special Issue of Journal of LGBTQ Issues in Counseling Counseling Competency with Transgender Clients Deadline for Proposals: January 30, 2010

The Journal of LGBTQ Issues in Counseling invites submissions for a special issue on counseling competency with transgender clients. Planned publication date for the special issue is December 2010.

The purpose of this special issue is to call the counseling field to consider new and innovative ways to address counseling competency with transgender clients in counselor supervision, training, research, and practice, and advocacy. Proposals should comment on or help practitioners and scholars engage and apply the recently ACA-endorsed Counseling Competencies with Transgender Clients (see wwww.algbtic.org for a pdf of this document). Proposals should also be grounded in social justice, feminist, multicultural, and liberatory frameworks and approaches to working with transgender clients. The editors of this special issue are interested in research, theory, and practice-based proposals. The emphasis for this special issue is on proposals addressing school, community, university, activist, community-based, and other settings in which counselors work. We are emphasizing submissions that attend to inequities in power, privilege, and access to resources experienced by transgender people from diverse populations through forces such as racism, sexism, heterosexism, classism, ableism, adultism, and ageism within the counseling relationship and counseling setting.

If you are interested in the possibility of authoring an article in this special issue, please submit a 2-3 page double-spaced proposal that specifically addresses your chosen topic. We cannot guarantee acceptance of all proposals, as there will be a peer-review process. We hope to include articles by established scholars in transgender studies and to concurrently highlight new voices in the field. We encourage collaborative authorship with students, community-based organizers, and activists. Finished practice, theory, and research-based articles will be 15 double-spaced manuscript pages in length, not including references. Submissions must be original and not previously published and written in APA-6th ed. Proposals will be reviewed as they are received.
The deadline for proposal submission is 1/30/09. Please submit an electronic copy of your proposal to Dr. Anneliese Singh at asingh@uga.edu and a copy to Dr. Theo Burnes at burnes@upenn.edu. We are happy to discuss the special issue with you by email or phone: Anneliese Singh at (404) 849-8186 or Theo Burnes at (903) 886-5634. After initial review, co-editors will communicate proposal decisions by 2/15/2010. If a proposal is selected, the manuscript will be due by 5/15/2010. Subsequent anonymous, peer-reviews and author revisions according to reviewer feedback will each have 30-day cycles. No extensions will be provided due to the tight timeline for the special issue.

We look forward to receiving your proposal. Anneliese Singh and Theo Burnes (Special Issue Co-Editors)