Sexual Problems in Clinical Practice

Catalog Description:  This course requires a commitment of ~40 hours per week (some evening time required) over a 2 week period. Students will have the opportunity to observe and shadow sexual health clinicians and researchers, including physicians, sex therapists, gender spectrum care therapists, pelvic floor therapists, and others. Students will observe sexual health education and counseling of intake and assessment sequences, individual and couple's therapy, group sex therapy, as well as medical evaluations and follow up visits. This is a psychological health clinic; the majority of appointment times are 50-60 minutes. Students will be provided with academic readings, videos, podcasts, and other educational material for independent learning in between observation sessions. The student is expected to participate in several hours of staff conferences, research meetings, and seminars each week.

Each student will be supervised by Dr. Kristen Mark, Director of Education at the Institute for Sexual and Gender Health, and they will rotate through observing different clinicians at the Institute for Sexual and Gender Health. Please email the course director regarding the logistics at least 2 weeks prior to your start date.

Syllabus

Note: Contact the Course Coordinator for any syllabi for previous years. 

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Required session attendance: Does not apply

Typical weekly schedule/Delivery Mode:   M-F 8:00am-5:00pm with some days starting later when evening group sessions are required.

Direct patient care:  No

Consent Requirement: Open to student scheduling

Grading Scale:  P/N

Allow repetition of course: Repetition not allowed

Course equivalency:  Does not apply