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IICS is excited to welcome new students from Georgia, South Carolina, Canada, and Washington!

In this Issue:

 Do you want to: 

-Enhance your skills?

-Improve your career?

-Increase your earning potential?

Become an expert in one of our specialties!

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* Upcoming Workshops 

* Specialty Certifications

-Sexuality and Disabilities

-Transgender Care 

* Student Corner

Spotlight on: Our recent Graduates!

* Sex on the Scene:

"The Surpising Sex Lives of Seahorses"

-Article by by Richard Smith

* Article by Dr. Carol Clark: "Be In Light"

* Do you ever wonder: Why Does God Let This Happen?

Scroll down for the answer.

Carol Clarks books:

*América Adicta (AUDIOBOOK OUT NOW)

* Why Does God Let this Happen?

* Addict America
* My Pocket Therapist-12 Tools for Living in Connection

* Free Classes

* IICS Merchandise

‍Upcoming CE Workshops!

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Sexuality and Disabilities

February 9, 2025

9:30 am - 3pm EDT

This course will include:

 - Barriers faced by teens and adults who are mentally/emotionally challenged.

   - Challenges faced by people with physical disabilities as a result of birth, accident, or military service.

 - Provide strategies and resources for helping individuals optimize their sexual potential.

Webinar Only

Instructed by

Dr. Marilyn K. Volker

5 CE Credit Hours $159

12 hour Qualified Supervisor Training

February 27-28, 2025

9 am - 4pm EST

This is a comprehensive training for licensed clinicians in Florida and elsewhere who want to supervise interns and/or other therapists. Supervising interns carries specific ethical and legal responsibilities for which this workshop will prepare the participants. This workshop is offered via live webinar with full interaction with presenter and other attendees.

Webinar Only

Instructed by

Dr. Carol Clark

12 CE Credit Hours for $245

4 Hour Supervisor Third Biennium Training

February 28, 2025

9 am - 1 pm EST

This course will:

•Review changes to Florida laws and rules relating to Interns and Supervisors

•Discuss various electronic delivery systems for supervision and methods for ensuring confidentiality

•Discuss ethical, legal and regulatory issues of supervision, including documentation of the supervisory sessions

•Review research of effective supervision models

•Review challenges in supervision

•Address how cultural issues can affect the supervisory relationship •Discuss accountability of both the supervisor and the intern in the supervisory relationship

•Discuss the business aspects of supervision

•Discuss the ethical, legal, and regulatory issues of teletherapy.

Webinar Only

Instructed by

Dr. Carol Clark

4 CE Credit Hours for $39

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Sexuality & Disabilities Therapy

This comprehensive certification program will enable sexuality educators, counselors, and therapists to work with clients as they confront discrimination and accessibility challenges with respect to sexual/gender identity, intimacy, and sexual expression.

 -The program will be taught through the lenses of disability rights and disability justice, orienting students to the broad range of sexuality related challenges that can occur for people with disabilities across the lifespan. 

The program is meant for both seasoned practitioners seeking more disability focused training and early career sexuality practitioners seeking specialization in disability-focused care.

There is open enrollment! There will be 10 classes in total.

Join anytime!

Supervision will be held before each class from 10am -11am.

Transgender Training Program

‍NEXT TRAINING:

 February 20-24, 2025 (Part 1) &

March 27-30, 2025 (Part 2)

Therapy Certification Training offers a comprehensive Transgender Training Program that fully prepares therapists and other healthcare providers to provide care to transgender and gender diverse people. This Transgender Training program follows the WPATH Standards of Care and offers CE Credit Hours from various boards.

Call us or register today and earn your Transgender Training certification as a Transgender Care Therapist or Professional.

Therapists and Professionals may take this two part, 56-hour training program  for a COST OF $2,900.00.  Four hours of follow-up case consultation will be required and is included in the cost of the program.

What some of our students say

"I think this is the best course that I have attended. The passion of the team members, speakers, videos, and panels are very impressive. I really loved Jessica’s story; her honesty, perspective and passion. She opens her heart and make us see beyond. We just hope that we can help our Veterans with the same dedication and enthusiasm."

-Wanda

"Wow! I am learning so much so far. I can't believe how much material there is to cover about gender affirming care. I've never considered all the variables that go along with being transgender or non-binary. Everything was excellent. I really liked having families come in, medical guest speakers, and gender diverse individuals."
-Mary Ann S

"Very informative and applicable to my current practice as an RN in an Emergency Dept, and to my practice as a PMHNP. Supervision is very valuable, and not something we do in nursing. I learned new things in all aspects of this training. Most importantly: categories of identity including sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and biological gender. I will be more confident in my practice addressing all of these categories Dr. WIlliams was awesome (identify with him, cause he's an NP."

-Catherine Spaid, CA- February 2024

"INCREDIBLE TRAINING!!! This has been the most well-planned, informative, and effective type of training webinar I have ever attended. The presenters and speakers have expertise and experiences that need to be shared and taught about. The climate of this country is calling a huge need for Transgender Care. I can safely say that people who undergo this training will be better mental and medical professionals tenfold."

-Morgan Evans , New Jersey

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sexology classes!

Congrats to our 2023

DOCTORAL GRADUATES!

‍Dr. Collen DeTurk 

An Analysis of Insurance Coverage for Treating Gender-Specific Sexual Dysfunctions in the State of Delaware.

Dr. Jessica Kafrouni

A Dissertation in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Sexology.

Dr. Rose Ann Swanson

A Clinical Interview Guide for Clinical Sexologists and Healthcare Professionals Toward Biopsychosocial Assessment and DSM-5-TR Diagnosis of Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilias and ICD-11 Compulsive Sexual Behaviors

Dr. Ashley Myhre

The Influence of Fursonas on Well-Being in Adult Transgender Furries Who

Experience Gender Dysphoria. Disorder.

Dr. Cathy Holden

Comprehensive Sexuality Education Pilot Program for Teenagers aged between 15 to 17 years covering country challenges in Kenya, Eastern Africa

Dr. Lora Kojovic

Polyvagal-Informed Treatment Approach for Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder

Dr. Olushola Bakare

A Dissertation or Doctoral Project in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Sexology.

Dr. Valeriya Bolshinsky

The new client’s emergence? Should problematically engaged in online pornography young adults without real-life sexual experiences be assessed and treated differently?

Male pregnancy, polyandry, and "till death do we part:" the sex lives of pygmy seahorses.

Be The Light

by Dr. Carol Clark

The world seems to be a scary place right now. All the predictions about climate change are coming true. There is the war in Ukraine, several African countries, the Middle East, and the threat of war in Asia. There is gang violence equivalent to war in Central America, Haiti, and countless other countries including the United States. There are animals facing extinction. Environmental disasters, starvation, and disease are all killing people. We have such extreme polarization in our political parties that the promise of our nation seems immobilized.

And none of this is new. Homo sapiens appeared about 315,000 years ago, with some references stating that modern humans popped up about 200,000 years ago. That is us, humans, with a prefrontal cortex, or thinking brain. Our limbic system, or emotional brain, is about 250 million years old. Our reptilian brain, which governs body functions, is even older. 

What this means is that although we have had the ability to think and reason and make rational decisions, we often have not. We have used our smart brains to create technological advances that have harmed our environment. We have used our smart brains to create better ways to kill each other in war. We have not often used our smart brains to live comfortably in harmony with nature and each other. We have not often used our brains to improve our lives in fun and positive ways. 

You may argue that we have, indeed, used our brains productively. I will argue back that, although we have done a lot and have demonstrated the capacity to make positive progress, we have been severely impeded by aggression, greed, and the general lack of Connection that has led us to the problems I stated in the first paragraph.

What gives me hope is when I look at the big picture. We have survived catastrophic events, whether of our own making or not. Almost all the animals alive today were not here before the last ice age nor prior to the meteor that wiped out the dinosaurs. We have created amazing innovations that enhance our lives, like the computer on which I’m typing and the internet where I looked up the evolution of homo sapiens. 

I look at each country’s political history since it is politicians, despots, and dictators whose corruption and greed have always been present. I can easily despair at the small-mindedness and avarice that have led to wars, poverty, and desecration of our environment. Yet, we have moments in time when heroes rise up and remind us that there is a better way to live, we can be more evolved and loving, and we can truly Connect. 

Laozi, Muhammad, Kung fu Tze, the Buddha, Gandhi, Solon, Euripides, Socrates, Aristotle, Jesus, da Vinci, Martin Luther, Shakespeare, Joan of Arc, Cleopatra, and the Dalai Lama are just a few of the beacons of light that sprang up from our earlier written history. More recently, Marie Curie, Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill, Joe Hill, Martin Luther King, Jr., Nelson Mandela, Tecumseh, and Malala Yousafzai are names I chose randomly. You can search online and find hundreds more. My current personal favorite is U. S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, whose intelligence, common sense, compassion, and dedication to better our country is a constant source of inspiration for me.

In every generation, there are such leaders and role models. There are individuals who hold up a torch for us to follow and who show us who we can be. These are the lights in dark times, the lights when we feel hopeless or despairing, the lights that guide us toward the vision of our best selves.

This is the choice with which we are faced as we find the Meaning of Life. It is the answer after we ask and answer “Why does God let this happen?

Be the Light,

Carol

AUDIO BOOKS OUT NOW!

América Adicta: La Conexión Perdida

‍Addict America: The Lost Connection

‍We're proud to announce that Dr. Clark's seminal work Addict America: The Lost Connection is finally available in audiobook format! After a lot of hard work you can finally hear The Lost Connection read by Dr. Clark's friend and professional voice artist Paula Barros. Now it's even easier than ever to learn how addictive behavior affects the human brain and causes the disconnections we experience with our families, friends, and co-workers in a profound, eye-opening manner. Dr. Clark’s groundbreaking book takes current addiction theory down a new path and Paula Barros brings it to life in a whole new way. Check out these reviews and find the audiobook on Amazon below!

‍- Brittany Edge, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist

‍"This is a go-to-book for students of addiction treatment as well as those interested in the related sociological problems that both support and maintain the problem."

- Dr. Rob Weiss

Why Does God Let This Happen?

The Meaning of Life

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‍"This book offers an engaging and thought-provoking exploration of God,

science, and human connection. What truly sets this work apart is Dr.
Clark's skillful intertwining of spirituality and scientific inquiry,
revealing the intricate tapestry where these seemingly disparate worlds
meet. It is a must-read for anyone seeking to delve deeper into the nexus of
faith and science. It's a journey into the heart of what it means to be
human in a world governed by both divine mysteries and scientific wonders."

-Dr. April Young, LMHC, CST- Owner Young Psychotherapy, PLLC

‍My Pocket Therapist 

12 Tools for Living in Connection

‍Therapy is great and can improve your life tremendously. It can also be time-consuming and expensive, and often what you learn in one hour a week is easily forgotten between sessions.

MY POCKET THERAPIST contains simple tools to use daily so you can live a more joyful and balanced life in Connection with your family and friends. You will also experience a greater awareness of your Connection with the universal life force as you shift from being stuck in the past or worrying about the future to feeling grounded in the present.

Clinical Sexology Education

Our classes, whether in person or via webinar, are fully interactive and you will learn from experienced instructors, videos, and guest experts. Group case consultation is held after Saturday classes. Paired supervision/case consultation is scheduled at the consultant’s and students’ convenience.

We know you will enjoy this learning experience as you become an expert in the field of Clinical Sexology!

‍Free Classes! 

Check out our program

(One class of your choice)

January 25, 2025

Developmental Sexuality 1

9am-3pm EST

This course focuses on

1) Understanding the process of psychosexual development and how individual patterns of sexual orientation and behavior develop through the interaction of biological, social, cultural, and psychological factors

2) Understanding sexuality in infancy, childhood, and adolescence, adult sexuality and relationships

3) Providing sex education to children, adolescents, and adults according to their developmental status.

Februrary 1, 2025

Developmental Sexuality 2

9am-3pm EST

This course will focus on

1) the gender identity spectrum

2) the therapist’s role in treating gender variant clients

3) therapeutic needs of transitioning people throughout the lifespan

d4) assisting family members and partners of transitioning people.

Februrary 8, 2025

Gender Identity 1

9am-3pm EST

This course will focus on

1) the gender identity spectrum

2) the therapist’s role in treating gender variant clients

3) therapeutic needs of transitioning people throughout the lifespan

d4) assisting family members and partners of transitioning people.

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