Anya Stang
Administrator
anya@pinktherapy.com
Introduction
This year we are tackling two controversial and yet linked subjects under the heading of 'Sex Work'. The first is that we're aiming to improve mental health support for people who sell sex in various roles within the 'sex industry' who have quite frequently received appalling treatment from therapists. The second is that some 'talk therapists' have been drawn to explore and retrain in other ways to work with people, using the body and sometimes touch. Sexological Bodywork, Somatic Sexology, Tantra, Sex Coaching and many other models which offer other, more direct ways to help people.
We want to facilitate a discussion within the profession of this controversial and misunderstood subject. We want to explore how we can support those clients who wish to move beyond words or for whom talking therapy isn't sufficient, through the ethical use of consensual touch-based therapies and understanding the links between sexuality, sexual difficulties including recovering from sexual trauma and promote healing.
N.B. The focus for the conference is on Counsellors & Psychotherapists learning more about sex work and somatic body-work. If space permits nearer the time, we will open up the conference to sexological body-workers and allied professionals. Email us for notification of when we do this: anya@pinktherapy.com
Early Bird registration is £160 single day/£250 both days until 22 Dec 2017. Full fee from 23 Dec 2017 is £170 single day/£310 both days.
Therapy students and therapists-in-training are welcome to register; however, there are currently no student bursaries available. We may release some discounted places nearer the time if space permits.
Friday 23rd of March 2018
09.30-10.00 am Registration & Coffee
10.00-10.30 am Welcome & Introductions from Dominic Davies
10.30-11.00 am Sex Work - Myth busting - Karen Pollock
11.00-11.30 am Sexual Services for People with Disabilities
[Video link to Rachel Wotton @ Touching Base in Sydney]
11.30-12.00 Morning Break
12.00-12.30 pm Overview of Somatic Sexology field - Kian de la Cour
12.30- 1.00 pm What happens when sex workers actually need mental health
support? - Prof Nicola Mai
1.00 - 2.00 pm Lunch
2.00 - 2.45 pm Surrogacy 101 - Padma Deva
or
Conscious Kink 101 - Seani Love
[simultaneous workshops]
2.45 - 3.30 pm Urban Tantra 101 - Maz Michael
or
Somatic Sex Education 101 Meredith Reynolds
[simultaneous workshops]
3.30 - 4.30 pm 'Meet your Colleagues'
A chance to meet and engage with people from various sex
and body-work disciplines over Tea & Cake; we hope to have
Tantra, Pro Dom(me)s, Gay Male Escorts, Sex Coaches, Sacred
Intimates, Surrogates, Sexological Body Workers.
4.30 pm Closing session feedback from Rapporteurs
5.00 pm Conference Day One Ends
Saturday 24th March 2018
09.30-10.00 am Registration & Coffee
10.00-10.30 am Welcome & Introductions from Dominic Davies
10:30-11:00 am Being a Therapist and a Sex Worker -
Jemima and Alex Brooks and Eve
11.00-11.30 am Working within current ethical frameworks -
Professor Alistair Ross (BACP)
11.30-12.00 Morning Break
12.00-12.30 pm Working within current ethical frameworks -
Pamela Gawler-Wright (UKCP)
12.30 - 1.00 pm Association of Somatic and Integrative Sexologists (ASIS)
and their Ethical Code - Kian de la Cour
1.00 - 2.00 pm Lunch
2.00 - 2.45 pm Key Issues in Sex Workers as Clients - Ashley Ryder
or
Sex Coaching for Sex Therapists - Agata Loewe
[simultaneous workshops]
2.45 - 3.30 pm 'Meet your Colleagues’
A chance to meet and engage with people from various sex and
body work-disciplines over Tea & Cake; we hope to have Tantra,
Pro Dom(me)s, Gay Male Escorts, Sex Coaches, Sacred
Intimates, Surrogates, Sexological Body Workers etc.
3.30 - 4:30 pm Moving Forward - Protecting Dual Trained therapists -
Panel discussion with invited Reps from:
BACP (Prof Sophie-Grace Chappell),
COSRT (tbc), UKCP Chair of Ethics Committee (Alan
Kershaw) and Psychotherapy & Counselling Union (Phil Cox)
4.30 pm Closing session feedback from Rapporteurs
5.00 pm Conference Day One Ends