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Foundations in Sexual Health Certificate

The Foundations in Sexual Health Certificate is designed to provide an overview of essential sexual health topics, offering you both comprehensive knowledge and practical skills. By completing these courses, you’ll gain a foundational understanding of key concepts and techniques needed to address a wide range of sexual health issues. You'll earn 21 AASECT and APA Continuing Education Units (CEs), enhancing your expertise and empowering you to make a meaningful impact in your practice while serving clients more effectively.

What You’ll Gain from the Foundations in Sexual Health Certificate

Comprehensive Knowledge – A solid understanding of foundational sexual health concepts and theories.
Practical Skills – Techniques and tools to effectively address a variety of sexual health concerns in your practice.
Professional Growth – Earn 21 AASECT and APA Continuing Education Units (CEs) to enhance your credentials.
Client-Centered Approaches – Learn to apply evidence-based methods that prioritize the needs and experiences of your clients.
Expanded Expertise – Gain insights into key sexual health issues, including a beginner's guide to kink and treatments for low sexual desire in men.
Cultural Competency – Understand how to provide inclusive care for diverse populations, including BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities.
Confidence in Practice – Build the confidence to address complex sexual health topics with ease and authority.

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Introduction to Sex Therapy
Developmental Sexuality from a Bio-psycho-social Perspective Across the Life Course
How to Identify and Resolve Sexual Discord Within Relationships
An Integrated Approach to Treating Sexual Problems
Low Sexual Desire in Men: Causes and Treatment Recommendations
Sex, Happiness, and Body Image
Building Healthy and Intimate Relationships: A Workshop on Key Distinctions and Effective Communication
Sexual Health: Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
Enhancing Pleasure: Sexual Enhancement Tools for Vulva and Penis Owners
Using Third Wave Cognitive Therapies for Sexual Health Problems
Vaginal & Vulva Care: When to Seek Advice From Your Medical Provider
A Beginner's Guide to Kink: A Sex-Positive Approach
Providing Inclusive Medical Care through Comprehensive Sexual History Assessment and Medical Exams: An Intersectional Family Medicine Physician’s Perspective

This program is inclusive of anyone interested in deepening their understanding of human sexuality and sexual health. Whether you're a healthcare provider, mental health professional, educator, or wellness practitioner, this program equips you with essential tools and insights to enhance your practice and support diverse sexual expressions and well-being.

Frequently Asked Questions

This 21-hour certificate program is completely online.
All sessions are pre-recorded and available to watch on-demand at your own pace.
Upon registration, you will gain immediate access to the course materials through your online portal.

Your online portal contains all course materials, including:
- Slide decks,
- PDFs of syllabi, which include references and recommended readings.

To earn the certificate, you must:
- Watch all the recorded sessions,
- Complete the assigned quizzes.

If you have any questions at any time, feel free to email us at
hello@thesexualhealthschool.com

Yes, this program meets the requirements of the American Association of Sexuality Educators,
Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT).
CE credits earned may be applied toward AASECT certification and renewal of certification.
However, completion of this program does not ensure or guarantee AASECT certification.

This program meets the requirements of the American Association of Sexuality Educators,
Counselors and Therapists (AASECT).
CE credits may be applied toward AASECT certification
and renewal of certification. However, completion of this program does not ensure or guarantee
AASECT certification. For further information please contact: info@aasect.org.
TSHS is approved by APA to sponsor CEs for psychologists and AASECT to offer CEs
- The Sexual Health School #22-021-SHS.

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Jay (Jillian) Watts, M.A., M. Ed., ACS (She/They) is an Affrilachian Queer Sexuality & Diversity Scholar and currently a DE&I executive for a domestic violence organization. She has a Bachelors in Social Studies Education from the University of Louisville; Masters of Art in Human Services from Eastern Kentucky University; Master of Education in Cultural Foundations of Education; and almost completed with a PhD in Mental Health with a focus in Race, Sexuality & Healing from Walden University in 2022. They have over a decade in Sexuality and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion with experience in working with over 32 K-12 school districts, 17 higher education institutions, 4 National Conferences, and over 60,000 touch points in training. Her academic journals and writing can be found in the Diverse: Issues in Higher Education; Encyclopedia of Social Justice & Diversity; Journal of Social Research; ScholarWorks; and three in progress publications.

Jay is currently focusing her dissertation journey on the Relationship Between Sexual Racism on Sexual Satisfaction, Attitudes, & Shame of Black Women. She also is an AASECT Sex Counselor in Training and a Certified Sexologist through World Association of Sex Coaches and the American College of Sexologists International. Jay is the CEO of The Center for Inclusive Sexuality Education and Healing, LLC. where she offers sex coaching, intimacy and sex education, toy consultation and sales, and passion, purpose and pleasure coaching.

Introduction to Sexual Health: Socio-Cultural-Familial Factors in Relation to Sexual Values and Behaviors
Theory and Methods of Sex-Related Psychotherapy and Counseling
How to Build Intimacy Skills for Healthy Sexual Relationships: A Clinician's Guide
Sexual Response Models and Sensate Focus
A Beginner's Guide to Kink: A Sex-Positive Approach
Out of Control Sexual Behaviors & Techniques to Treat Out of Control Sexual Behaviors
Methods of Sex-Related Psychotherapy and Counseling: Clinical Approaches
How Mindfulness Can Help You Improve Your Sex Life
She Comes First: Pleasure Products Made for Her and Pleasure Enhancement Devices for Penis Owners
Professional Communication and Personal Reflection Skills
Introduction to Sex Therapy
Sex Therapy: Assessment and Evaluation
Delayed Ejaculation (DE): Assessment, Evaluation, and Evidence-Based Treatment Strategies
Erectile Disorder (ED): Assessment, Evaluation, and Evidence-Based Treatment Strategies
Female Orgasmic Disorder (FOD): Assessment, Evaluation, and Evidence-Based Treatment Strategies
Female Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder (FSIAD): Assessment, Evaluation, and Evidence-Based Treatment Strategies
Genito-Pelvic Pain/Penetration Disorder (GPPPD): Assessment, Evaluation, and Evidence-Based Treatment Strategies
Premature (Early) Ejaculation (PE): Assessment, Evaluation, and Evidence-Based Treatment Strategies
Foundations of Sexual Health: Empowering Ethical Decision-Making through Self-Reflection
Enhancing Intimacy: A Sex Therapy Approach to Addressing Sexual Difficulties in Couples Therapy

Dr. Janet Brito is an AASECT-certified sex therapist & supervisor who also has a license in clinical psychology and social work. She is a graduate of Pacifica Graduate Institute and completed her postdoctoral fellowship from the University of Minnesota Medical School, one of only a few university programs in the world dedicated to sexuality training. Currently, she’s based in Honolulu, Hawaii and is the founder of the Hawaii Center for Sexual and Relationship Health, a group practice that specializes in the areas of relationship and sex therapy, out of control sexual behavior, and providing an affirming space for gender and sexually diverse individuals.

In 2021, Dr. Brito started The Sexual Health School, an online training program for pre-licensed, licensed therapists, educators, graduate students, and health care professionals who are curious to learn more about sexual health. Dr. Brito has been featured on many outlets, including The Oprah Magazine, The Huffington Post, Playboy, Healthline, Women’s Health Magazine,Thrive Global, and Bustle. Her dissertation A phenomenological analysis on infertility in Mexican women living in the United States was published in the Revista Interamericana de Psicologia/Interamerican Journal of Psychology.

Foundations in Sexual Health Certificate

What You’ll Gain from the Foundations in Sexual Health Certificate

What Courses are Included?

Who is this Certificate for?

Frequently Asked Questions

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Pay it Forward Access

General Access

Community Access

Foundations in Sexual Health Certificate

What You’ll Gain from the Foundations in Sexual Health Certificate

What Courses are Included?

Who is this Certificate for?

Frequently Asked Questions

Self-investment Foundations in Sexual Health Certificate

Pay it Forward Access

General Access

Community Access

Jillian Watts, M.A., M. Ed., ACS

Janet Brito, PhD, PSY, LCSW, CST-S

Alejandra Lucatero, LCSW

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