Author/Educator/Senior Policy Analyst The Institute for Human Services
A full understanding of the anatomy and physiology of human sexuality are fundamental to working in the field of child sexual abuse with confidence and without discomfort. The availability of accurate information has diminished over the past two decades, and it is critical to our work in this field. The workshop will offer an overview of psychosexual development, sexual and reproductive anatomy and physiology and the physiology of human sexual response with a focus on why this information must be integrated into sexual abuse prevention, investigation and intervention. Specific emphasis will be on how a victim's autonomic genital response often entraps them into a continued cycle of abuse,
Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to describe components of sexual and reproductive anatomy and physiology, and how to incorporate this into investigation, treatment and prevention work.
Participants will process the potential discomfort that can accompany discussing sexuality-related issues, focusing on how this can impact policy and practice
Participants will understand the autonomic nature of sexual arousal and response and why this concept is critical to understanding sexual abuse prevention, investigation and treatment.
