Decolonizing Sexual Functioning Online
Contemporary sexual medicine and psychotherapy often conceptualize sexual health through diagnostic and performance-oriented frameworks. Sexual functioning is commonly evaluated through measures such as erection, orgasm, and levels of sexual desire, with deviations from these norms frequently classified as sexual dysfunction within clinical diagnostic systems (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Classic models of sexual response (Masters & Johnson, 1966; Kaplan, 1979) have significantly shaped clinical practice but also reflect culturally specific assumptions about sexuality, embodiment, and relational intimacy. Increasingly, scholars in sexuality studies have questioned whether these frameworks universalize Western norms regarding sexual behavior, gender, and bodily functioning
(Fausto-Sterling, 2008; Lugones, 2007).
This presentation introduces a decolonizing perspective on sexual functioning and explores alternative ways clinicians may conceptualize sexual distress. Drawing on existential psychotherapy and trauma-informed care, the session reframes sexual concerns as experiences shaped by relational context, cultural narratives, and embodied responses to stress rather than solely physiological dysfunction. Participants will examine how pluralistic and culturally responsive frameworks can expand clinical understanding of sexual well-being and will explore implications for therapeutic practice and counselor education.
Presented by Chelsea (Zhe) Yang, LCPC (Maryland), AASECT Certified Sex Therapist
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This program, when attended in its entirety, offers 2.0 CEs for Psychologists, 2.0 IL CEUs for Counselors and Social Workers, 2.0 BBS California CEUs for LPCCs, LPSWs, and LMFTs, 2.0 AASECT CEUs for Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists, or 2.0 NBCC Clock Hours.
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PROGRAM PRICING:
- ACSSW Members: $10.00
- General Admission: $50.00
- The Chicago School Staff/Faculty/Alumni: $25.00*
- Community Partners/Site Supervisors: $25.00*
- Students: $25.00*
(*Please email officeofce@thechicagoschool.edu for coupon code. Code must be entered at time of checkout to receive discount.)
Refund Policy: 100% of tuition is refundable up to 48 hours before the program. Within 48 hours of the program, and at any point in Homestudy format, tuition is nonrefundable.
- Date:
- Friday, April 17, 2026
- Time:
- 10:00am - 12:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Central Time - US & Canada (change)
- Online:
- This is an online event.
- Event URL:
- https://tcsppofficeofce.com/april_17_2026-2/
- Audience:
- All Graduate Students All Students Alumni Doctoral Students Faculty Masters Students Public The Chicago School Community Undergraduate Students