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SEXH5403: Counselling in Psychosexual Therapy
2025 unit information
Students will explore the application, practice, and evidence base of a range of counselling techniques/models in psychosexual therapy. These will include mixed-desire relationships, fetishes and paraphilias, and out-of-control sexual behaviours. The unit of study will be conducted in two stages. Stage one is an online component and stage two is a compulsory intensive teaching block. During the intensive teaching block students will extend their knowledge and practice of counselling and psychosexual therapeutic interventions through role-plays, as well as participate in Sexual Attitude Re-Assessment Seminar (SARS) activities. On completion of this unit, students will be able to: (i) Apply a variety of counselling and/or psychotherapeutic techniques in addressing psychosexual concerns; (ii) Critique the application of counselling and/or psychotherapeutic techniques in addressing psychosexual concerns; (iii) Develop treatment/management plans for a variety of psychosexual concerns; and (iv) Develop an awareness of sexual attitudes.
Unit details and rules
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Medicine and Health
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Sexual Health |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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None |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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SEXH5402 (or equivalent) |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. critique definitional issues of sex therapy
- LO2. apply a variety of counselling and/or psychotherapeutic techniques in addressing psychosexual-related concerns
- LO3. critique the application of counselling and/or psychotherapeutic techniques in addressing psychosexual-related concerns
- LO4. develop treatment/management plans for a variety of psychosexual-related concerns
- LO5. develop an awareness of sexual attitudes.
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 1 2025
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Block mode | Westmead, Sydney |
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