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Human Sexuality|
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| Human Sexuality Fall Semester |
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| Springfield College School of Human Services Wilmington School of Human Services Human Sexuality CJWB 137/81 Fall 2000 Link: http://RonWolskee.com Class Dates: Saturday 9/16/00, 10/14/00, 11/11/00, 12/9/00 Class Times: 10:00 Am to 5:30 PM Instructor: Ron Wolskee L.C.S.W. 2644 Kirkwood Highway Suite 190 PO Box 7277 Newark De 19714-7277 Phone: 302-894-1477 Fax: 302-894-9026 Office Hours: By Appointment Web Page Address http://ronwolskee.com Email: Student@ronwolskee.com Course Description: The course will include the dynamics of human sexuality, sexually transmitted diseases, paraphilias, sexual disorders and the discussion of treatment options and prevention. The course will explore changes in sexual patterns of behavior, sexual education, sex in the media, legal issues, pornography, the internet, and sexual orientation. The course is relevant to the Springfield College Human Services Curriculum because it provides information concerning community attitudes toward sexual behavior, cultural issues, gender issues, sexual transmitted diseases, and deviant sexual behavior. These subjects are frequently raised during service delivery encounters with today’s client population. Course Objectives: The objectives of the course should result in the following behavioral outcomes: Students will become more familiar with HIV and sexually transmitted diseases. Students will learn the importance of sex education and its effect on the community, as well as paraphilias and sexual disorder treatment options. These treatment modalities will include cognitive restructuring, the cognitive behavioral approach, the relapse prevention model, social work theory and practice, and psychopharmacological applications. Session One Introduction to human sexuality, gender roles, sexual orientation, the development of love maps, sex in the media, sex education, sexual behavior, community attitudes concerning sexual behavior, nudity, romance, components of sexual arousal, psycho sexual development. Assignment: Sexuality Today, Kelly pages 1-43, 86-109, 113 -151, 155-237. Assignment: Sexuality Today, Kelly, Two-page paper APA style, on any phase of the reading, cite References with Reference Page. SEE: APA page on web site Session Two Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , Human Immunodeficiency virus. Sexually transmitted diseases, prevention, legal issues, ethics, confidentiality, treatment options, referral agencies, related concerns of human service workers. Assignment: Sexuality Today, Kelly, pages 511-566. Bring in a topic related news article to be discussed in class. Session Three Paraphilias, relapse prevention, treatment, legal issues, the internet, pornography, child molesters, rapists, deviant sexual behavior, assessment, impulse control, deviant orientation. Assignment: Sexuality Today, Kelly, pages 569-598. Session Four Sexual Desire disorders, identifying the issues, treatment options, referral options, service delivery aspects. Review of all course material. Presentation of oral reports, final papers submitted Method of evaluation: 25% class participation 25% oral presentation 50% final paper Class participation involves articulating the assigned readings and applying them to in class discussions of case studies, field experiences, in class exercises, and small group assignments. General attentiveness and preparation will also be assessed. Pre Class Assignment: Pages 1 to 43, 86-109, 113-151, 155-237, Sexuality Today, Kelly. Two-page paper APA style, on any phase of the reading, cite References with Reference Page. SEE: APA page on web site Required Text: Kelly, Gary F. (1996) Sexuality today: The Human perspective, (5th ed.) Guilford, Connecticut :Dushkin Publishing Group Inc. ISBN: 0697265870 Prices range from $22.95 for the 3rd edition to $42.95 Any edition 3rd through 7th is acceptable, available at: http://www.amazon.com http://www.fatbrain.com NO CELL PHONES OR PAGERS IN THE CLASSROOM Semester Course Assignment: Four-page paper, APA, on any aspect dealt with in the course related to the class material. Twenty-minute oral presentation on the subject matter related to the paper, to be presented on the last two weeks of class. The classroom environment will be primarily experiential but may be flexible as the situation dictates. Policies and Procedures: You are expected to attend class each session of the term. You are expected to arrive on time and to stay the whole day. If you miss two classes (or the equivalent of two classes) you will receive an F for the class. If you expect to arrive late or if you MUST miss all or part of a day, you are responsible for notifying the instructor in advance. You will be assigned a make-up for any portions of the day you are absent. (See student handbook for further details.) An honest representation of your work is expected. Therefore it is important for you to use appropriate citation of your work and a bibliography. Consequences for plagiarism can be found in the student handbook. If you have special needs, which are necessary to ensure your academic success, notify your instructor. These needs might include tutoring, writing resources, note taking, sign language interpreters, etc. Links http://www.atsa.com http://www.stopitnow.com http://maxpages.com/stopitnow http://www.sexaa.org Paraphilia - recurrent intense sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors generally involving 1) non human objects, 2) the suffering or humiliating of oneself or one’s partner 3) children or other non consenting persons that occur over a period of time at least six months (DSM4, 1994) TERMS: psychogenic - causes of abnormal functioning are psychological emotive - coming to grips with the impact pathological - study of structural changes associated with disease paraphilas: exhibitionism fetishism frotteurism pedophilia sexual masochism sexual sadism transsvestic fetishim voyeurism paraphila not otherwise spec third party special condition telephone calls necrosphila giuliani partiallism, part of body zoophilia coprophilia feces klismaphilia enemas urophila urine WHY DO PEOPLE BECOME SEXUALLY ADDICTED? This is different for every sex addict but generally speaking there are biological, psychological, and spiritual reasons. The following is a short explanation of each reason why someone can become a sex addict. The biological addict is someone who has conditioned their body to receive endorphins and enkephlines (brain chemicals) primarily through reinforcing a fantasy state with the ejaculation that provides these chemicals to their brain. Psychologically, the need to medicate or escape physical, emotional or sexual abuse can demand a substance, the early addict finds the sex medicine usually before alcohol or drugs. Spiritually, a person is filling up the God hole in them with their sexual addiction. The addiction is their spirituality, it comforts them, celebrates them and is always available and present. Then there is the sex addict who can be two or even three of the above reasons. This is why a specialist in sex addiction is the best route for recovery with sex addiction CAN YOU BE ADDICTED TO MASTURBATION? Yes, this is by far the most common sex addiction that I have treated in working with sex addiction. This usually is the first sexual behavior many of us will have on a repeated basis. This is usually where the sexual compulsion starts with sex addicts and this behavior, regardless of other acquired behaviors, usually stays active. WHAT ROLE DOES PORNOGRAPHY PLAY IN SEX ADDICTION? Pornography for many sex addicts combined with regular masturbation is the cornerstone for most sex addicts. Many sex addicts have great difficulty getting sober from this combination of behavior. The pornography with fantasy creates an unreal world that the sex addict visits throughout their adolescence and other developmental stages and creates an object relationship that conditions their emotional and sexual self to depend upon these objects and fantasies to meet their emotional and sexual needs hundreds of times before having sex with a real person. CAN SOMEONE BE A SEX ADDICT AND NOT BE SEXUAL WITH THEIR SPOUSE OR COMMITTED RELATIONSHIP? YES! We call this later stage of sex addiction, sexual anorexia. In this stage of sex addiction, the addict prefers the fantasy world and fantasy sex with themselves or others instead of relational sex with their spouse or partner. The addict/anorexic avoids relational sex and hence this couple has sex infrequently and often at the partners request not the addict/anorexics. (Sex Addicts anonymous, 2000)(http://www.sexaa.org) A Useful Tool for Self-Assessment Answer these twelve questions to assess whether you may have a problem with sexual addiction. 1. Do you keep secrets about your sexual or romantic activities from those important to you? Do you lead a double life? 2. Have your needs driven you to have sex in places or situations or with people you would not normally choose? 3. Do you find yourself looking for sexually arousing articles or scenes in newspapers, magazines, or other media? 4. Do you find that romantic or sexual fantasies interfere with your relationships or are preventing you from facing problems? 5. Do you frequently want to get away from a sex partner after having sex? Do you frequently feel remorse, shame, or guilt after a sexual encounter? 6. Do you feel shame about your body or your sexuality, such that you avoid touching your body or engaging in sexual relationships? Do you fear that you have no sexual feelings, that you are asexual? 7. Does each new relationship continue to have the same destructive patterns which prompted you to leave the last relationship? 8. Is it taking more variety and frequency of sexual and romantic activities than previously to bring the same levels of excitement and relief? 9. Have you ever been arrested or are you in danger of being arrested because of your practices of voyeurism, exhibitionism, prostitution, sex with minors, indecent phone calls, etc.? 10. Does your pursuit of sex or romantic relationships interfere with your spiritual beliefs or development? 11. Do your sexual activities include the risk, threat, or reality of disease, pregnancy, coercion, or violence? 12. Has your sexual or romantic behavior ever left you feeling hopeless, alienated from others, or suicidal? If you answered yes to more than one of these questions, we would encourage you to seek out additional literature. |
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