Next Trainings 2023
Cohort 1
February 15-20 , 2023 - Via live webinar:
Remaining 5 classes via live webinar one class per month
Cohort 2
August 16-20, 2023 - Via live webinar:
Remaining 5 classes via live webinar one class per month
Class times for 5 days - 10am to 5pm PST (San Francisco, CA) (1pm to 8pm EST)
Class times for subsequent webinars are 9:00am to 3:00pm PST (12pm to 6pm EST)
Remaining classes via live webinar
Release judgment, expand knowledge, and support clients who identify as Kinky or “into BDSM.” In this course you will engage in an overview of the similarities and differences between the most common range of alternative sexualities as they relate to Kink/BDSM, and the most effective modalities to utilize with Kink/BDSM identified clients who seek assistance from your clinical, medical, or therapeutic practice.
VIDEO - THE REV MEL SHOW INTERVIEWS FRANCESCA GENTILLE
What is Transformational BDSM versus Regular BDSM? How can BDSM be used to support wholeness?
Join Francesca Gentille as she is interviewed by Rev Mel. Be present to a journey of Sacred Kink that
catalyzes a whole new awareness.
Why receive a KINK CONSCIOUS CERTIFICATION?
Kink, BDSM and other alternative lifestyles are areas unfamiliar to most therapists, even sex therapists. In order for therapists to promote themselves as “Kink Friendly,” “Kink Aware,” or “Kink Knowledgeable,” they must have extensive training in all things kinky – in other words, be comprehensively “Kink Conscious.”
This program incorporates in-person and webinar training. The experiential portion of the program will not only educate and expose the student to alternative lifestyles, it will allow the student to participate to varying extents in some of the activities that will gain the student entry into this diverse and exciting world.
The first 5 days of classes will be in person in San Francisco and the following 8 classes will be held on alternate weeks via webinar.
Please review the course descriptions in the catalogue. This program may be taken towards the doctoral degree or as a stand alone certification from the Therapist Certification Association.
"The FIRST 5 Days take place live & in person in San Francisca
with Demos, case studies, and practicums.
(And there's some great flights out there if you're coming from out side of CA)
The remaining hours occur via Webinar where ever you live! "
Due do Covid-19 all live & in person Course are via Webinar till further notice.
5 Day Lecture & Practicum in San Francisco
Classes are held via live webinar.
LIST OF COURSE TOPICS ARE THE SAME IN EACH SESSION:
Analysis & Assessment of BDSM in Culture
History and Science of BDSM ( live webinar)
Sociological Framework of Kink Communities (live webinar)
Treatment of Sexual Differentiation within Couples (live webinar)
Gender, Sexual Attraction, and Relationship Design (live webinar)
Review of Research on Kink/BDSM (live webinar)
Contemporary Analysis of BDSM in Media (live webinar)
Intersectionality Between Kink/BDSM and Trauma (live webinar)
COURSE CONSISTS OF:
Evaluation
70 Class Hours
6 Hours of Supervision/Case Consultation
Additional hours of Independent reading and other assignments required.
Student Survey, Supervision, Class Participation
Kink can be taken as part of your PhD program or click here to sign up for just the Kink Concious certification!!
Francesca Gentille, Certified Clinical Sexologist and initiated shaman, inspires transformation through combining the science and soul of sexuality. For over 20 years, she´s compassionately empowered 1000s of clients, and students around the world to reclaim the spark, bridge sexual differences, heal from trauma, and deepen self love!
An expert in the field of integrating sexuality, consciousness, healing, Tantra, Conscious Non-Monogamy, and the use of BDSM as therapeutic modality. She is professor at the International Institute of Clinical Sexology, where she is studying to receive her PHD. She has conducted workshops, and presented at conferences in the United States, Netherlands, Italy, Malta, Israel, England, Ireland, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, and England.
She is a quoted expert in books such as Esther Perel´s ¨State of Affairs,¨ Dr Judy Kuriansky´s ¨The Idiot´s Guide to Tantric Sex,¨with a chapter in ¨The Jealousy Handbook,¨and a co-author/editor of ¨The Marriage of Sex & Spirit.¨
Let her know if you have any questions for me about the course, or case studies you would like me to include. One of the features of her teaching style is that she curates and personalizes for those attending. Email: Relationshipdiva@gmail.com