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NOTE: THIS WEBINAR WILL BE RECORDED

Priority early registration is available only to NASW members until Monday, January 23rd.

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Sexuality is a fundamental part of who we all are but is an area that is often overlooked for people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD). Social workers who work with people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities in a variety of settings should be equipped to deal with sexuality issues and concerns that arise.

With this workshop, learners will gain an understanding that sexuality is a broad concept that is much more than sexual behavior and, using the circles of sexuality as a theoretical framework, will understand how sexuality impacts many parts of a person's life.

Learners will also leave this workshop with information about the intersection of sexuality and intellectual and/or developmental disability, including the outcomes of sexual oppression and the outcomes when sexuality is supported; understanding how and why sexuality issues can occur for folks with IDD.

Finally, learners will come away with a practical tool to use when supporting people with IDD talk about their sexuality. The PLISSIT model (Permission, Limited Information, Specific Suggestions, Intensive Therapy) will be presented and learners will have the opportunity to see how it can be applied in a variety of social/sexual situations. The PLISSIT model is effective for discussing sexuality as it removes personal judgment from the conversation and allows the client to develop their own thoughts, feelings, and attitudes.

With this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Identify 2 negative outcomes of sexual oppression for people with IDD
• Name the 5 circles of sexuality
• Describe the PLISSIT model

NASW-NYC Member: $38 | Other Chapter Member: $48 | Non-Member: $57

2 SW CE Contact Hours

Katherine Pheysey, PhD, MEd, LMSW is a sexuality consultant, counselor and educator providing sexuality services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and those who support them.

Kat received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with Neuropsychology from the University of North Wales, Bangor. Kat continued her education, obtaining her Masters in Social Work from the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, obtaining her LMSW in 2014.

Kat then switched focus to sexuality and obtained her MEd in Human Sexuality from Widener University in 2018. Kat earned her PhD in Human Sexuality from Widener University in 2021.

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NASW-NYC is happy to try and fulfill any reasonable special accommodations requests following NYS laws, submitted in writing to workshops.naswnyc@socialworkers.org at least  fifteen business days prior to the workshop date. Requests received after the deadline may not be able to be processed or fulfilled in time for the event.

NASW-NYC Certificates Policy

As per New York State Continuing Education guidelines, attendees must arrive on time and attend the ENTIRE workshop to receive their Continuing Education Contact Hours. Any attendees who arrive late or leaves early to a workshop will not receive their certificate, is not allowed admittance into the workshop and is also not eligible for a refund in any way. 

NASW-NYC's policy and practice is to email a post-workshop evaluation link to each attendee within 1-3 business days after the workshop date. The evaluation will be open for a minimum of 30 calendar days and is sent to the email address attendees provided to NASW-NYC upon registering for the workshop(s). Once an attendee completes their evaluation, their certificate is automatically generated by the system and emailed to them. Completing your evaluation also allows NASW-NYC to receive a copy of the certificate. Please ensure that your registration and evaluation information is accurate (name, e-mail, license type and number) as this will impact your continuing education certificates as your certificates will reflect the information you provided.  NASW-NYC is not responsible for the accuracy of your registration information. 

NASW-NYC will re-issue continuing education certificates for a fee of $10.00 per certificate.

NASW-NYC Refund Policy

All refund requests must be submitted in writing to accounting.naswnyc@socialworkers.org no later than four business days prior to the workshop date. Refund e-mails must include the subject line "Refund Request" as well as the attendee's name, workshop date and title in the body of the e-mail. If a refund is requested later than four business days prior to the workshop date, NASW-NYC has the right to refuse the request.

- All refunds are subject to a fee of 25% for administrative processing fees

- Refund requests typically take 1-2 weeks processing time

- Refunds ONLY. Credit cannot be issued toward a future program date or substituted for another workshop.

If the workshop is cancelled, you will be informed ahead of time and fully refunded.

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NASW New York City Chapter is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0027, and the Office of Addiction Services and Supports as an approved provider of CASAC credits #0288.