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F23-204 Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity, Gender, and Gender Identity: A Deep Dive

Total Credits: 6 including 6 Category I CE

Categories:
200 Adults, Couples & Families |  700 Professional Growth & Development |  800 Online
Instructor:
Wayne Pawlowski, MSW, LICSW
Course Levels:
Intermediate
Duration:
7 Hours 30 Minutes
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Description

Think you understand sexual orientation, sexual identity, gender, transgender, and gender identity? If so, do you know what a “demisexual” is? How about a “skoliosexual?” How about someone who identifies as “agender?” What’s the difference between a transgender female and a drag queen? Starting with a deep dive into the complexity of human sexuality and human sexual development, this workshop will define these identities along with many other emerging identities. It will clearly explain the distinctions/differences among sexual orientation, sexual identity, biological gender, and gender identity. In addition, it will explore how erotic orientation, romantic orientation, and affectional orientation come together to explain an individual’s “sexual orientation.” It will examine the evolving use of the words “they” and “them” as they are currently being used to identify some gender variant individuals, and it will discuss the importance of social workers having their “pronouns” on written and/or printed material. In addition, it will address the current legal attacks on drag queens and gender-affirming care for young people. Personal attitudes, values, feelings, and beliefs about all these aspects of sexuality will also be explored as well as how these personal A/V/F/Bs impact work with clients. This workshop is designed for social workers in all settings, all areas of practice, and all levels of experience.   

Instructor

Wayne Pawlowski, MSW, LICSW Related seminars and products

Wayne V. Pawlowski is an independent trainer and clinical social worker based in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and Washington, D.C. Wayne has worked for 40 years in sexuality education and reproductive heath. Previously, he was the Director of Training for Planned Parenthood Federation of America and for Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington D.C. and Director of Counseling for Preterm Center for Reproductive Health Care in Washington, D.C. Wayne is a nationally and internationally recognized trainer and educator, having provided training in all fifty states as well as fourteen nations. Wayne’s work has been recognized with such awards as the first annual “Educators Award” from the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association (1995), the “Mary Lee Tatum Award” from Planned Parenthood (2004), and the “Sex Education Workshop of the Year Award” from the National Sex Education Conference (2014). He is a retired Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in the District of Columbia, and an AASECT (American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists) Certified Sexuality Educator and Supervisor.

 

Agenda & Learning Objectives

AGENDA:

8:50 – 9:00 Log On/Registration  

  

9:00 – 10:30 

  • Welcome, Overview, Introductions, Expectations 

  • Biological Gender and Intersexuality 

  • Gender Identity – Cis and Trans 

  

10:30 – 10:45 Break 

  

10:45 – 12:30 

  • Gender Transition 

  • The Politics of Trans-Youth 

  

12:30 – 1:30 Lunch 

  

1:30 – 3:00 

  • Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identities 

  • Attitudes, Values, Feelings and Beliefs:  Their Impact on Our Work 

  

3:00 – 3:15 Break 

  

3:15 – 4:30 

  • Importance of Pronouns 

  • Provider Self-Disclosure 

  • Left-Overs and Wrap Up 

 

4:30 Closure 

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Upon the completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Define a variety of sexual identities.   

  • Define a variety of gender identities, including “cisgender.”   

  • Explain the distinctions among sexual orientation, sexual identity, biological gender, transgender, and gender identity.   

  • Define erotic orientation, romantic orientation, and affectional orientation.   

  • Explain how these three orientations combine to influence an individual’s sexual orientation.   

  • Identify some of participants’ personal attitudes, values, feelings, and beliefs about sexual and gender diversity and how these A/V/F/Bs impact their work with all clients.    

  • Explain why identifying one’s “pronouns” is important for social workers who work with or hope to work with sexual and/or gender minority clients.   

  • Explain the difference between a transgender female and a drag queen.  

  • Articulate the pros and cons of disclosing one’s sexual orientation, sexual identity, and/or gender identity to clients.   

Bibliography & References

BIBLIOGRAPHY & REFERENCES

 

 TEACHING/TRAINING MATERIALS:   

The following three references are not books or research articles; rather, they are teaching/training manuals that include lengthy academic bibliographies and lists of resources. These three manuals contain all the academic and non-academic references anyone could want. In addition, they contain up-to-date information and easy to use/adapt teaching/training activities that address orientation, gender, and transgender issues.    

   

Orientation:  Teaching About Identity, Attraction and Behavior; Terri Clark, Tracie Gilbert, Karen Rayne and Bill Taverner editors, Center for Sex Education, Planned Parenthood of North, Central and Southern NJ, 2020.   

   

The Teaching Transgender Tool Kit:  A Facilitator’s Guide to Increasing Knowledge, Decreasing Prejudice and Building Skills; Eli Green and Luca Maurer.  Available at http://www.teachingtransgender.org/  This publication is sold out in physical/hard copy form but is available digitally. 

   

Trans Bodies, Trans Selves:  A Resource for the Transgender Community; Laura Erickson-Schroth, ed, Oxford University Press, 2014.   

  

ARTICLES:   

Asexuality Is a Sexual Orientation, Not a Sexual Dysfunction; Bella DePaulo Ph.D., Psychology Today, September 5, 2016. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/living-single/201609/asexuality-is-sexual-orientation-not-sexual-dysfunction   

   

Is Gender Identity Fluid or Fixed? What We Know About Other Animals Might Help Inform the Debate; Jay Schwartz, Genetic Literacy Project, 2019. https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/02/20/is-gender-identity-fluid-or-fixed-what-we-know-about-other-animals-might-help-inform-the-debate/  

   

The Gender Spectrum: A Scientist Explains Why Gender Isn’t Binary, Cade Hildreth, MS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology with Specialization in Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, Self-Published Online, 2021. https://cadehildreth.com/gender-spectrum/   

   

Homosexual Identity Formation: A Theoretical Model; Vivienne C. Cass Ph.D, Journal of Homosexuality, 1979. – This is an old but ground-breaking and essential article.  Available from NIH, National Library of Medicine, National Center for Biotechnology Information. 

A Quick Guide to the Cass Theory of Lesbian & Gay Identity Formation Kindle Edition is available from Amazon; Vivienne Cass Ph.D.    

  

Also, see the following citation for a critical analysis of this work, published in 2021. 

Cass's Homosexual Identity Formation: A Critical Analysis; Kristopher M. Goodrich and M. Kathryn Brammer, Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2021. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jmcd.12228.   

   

1.7% of Sexual Minority Adults Identify as Asexual; Rachel Dowd, UCLA School of Law, Williams Institute, August 8, 2019. – Press Release/Summary/Review of Asexual and Non-Asexual Respondents from a U.S. Population-Based Study of Sexual Minorities; Esther D. Rothblum,  Evan A. Krueger, Krystal R. Kittle, and Ilan H. Meyer, Archives of Sexual Behavior, 49, 757 -767,  2020.   

Press Release: https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/press/sm-asexuals-press-release/Original Article:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-019-01485-0 - This citation includes a wealth of academic references.   

  

4.5% Of Adults in the US Identify as LGBT; Rachel Dowd, UCLA School of Law, Williams Insititute, March 5, 2019. https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/press/lgbt-adults-us-press-release/ 

   

Understanding Sexual Orientation; Staff of Psychology Today, Psychology Today, Date Unknown. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/homosexuality            

5 Tips for Exploring Sexual Fluidity or Orientation; Jennifer Guttman, Psy.D. Psychology Today, April 15, 2021. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sustainable-life-satisfaction/202104/5-tips-exploring-sexual-fluidity-or-orientation 

  

The Second Adolescence of LGBTQ+ Adulthood; Adam James Cohen, LMFT; Psychology Today, May 16, 2023.  https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/second-adolescence/202305/the-second-adolescence-of-lgbtq-adulthood 

  

It Is Now 50 Years Since Gay People Were “Cured”:  How being gay went from a mental disorder to a human-rights movement; Group For The Advancement of Psychiatry, Psychology Today, April 12, 2023. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psychiatrys-think-tank/202304/it-is-now-50-years-since-gay-people-were-cured 

                                                                                                          

What's A Skoliosexual? - There's a lot more out there beyond "hetero," "homo" and "bi;” Noah Michelson, The Huffington Post, 2015.  https://www.huffpost.com/entry/skoliosexual-zucchini-and-10-other-sexual-identity-terms-you-probably-dont-know_n_561bf841e4b0082030a35f80   

   

Stop Using Phony Science to Justify Transphobia; Simon(e) D. Sun, Scientific American, 2019. https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/voices/stop-using-phony-science-to-justify-transphobia/   

  

What The Science On Gender-Affirming Care For Transgender Kids Really Shows; Heather Boerner, Scientific American, May, 2022/Reprinted March, 2023.  https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-the-science-on-gender-affirming-care-for-transgender-kids-really-shows/ 

 

BOOKS:   

Gay, Straight, and In-Between. The Sexology of Erotic Orientation; John Money, New York: Oxford University Press, 1988. – One of the most influential, early books that addressed sexual orientation. Also, see the following book for an up-dated discussion of Money’s work.   

   

The Man Who Invented Gender:  Engaging the Ideas of John Money; Terry Goldie, UBC Press, 2014.  https://www.ubcpress.ca/the-man-who-invented-gender   

Course Completion & CE Information

Category I Maryland BSWE Requirement

The Office of Continuing Professional Education at the University Of Maryland School Of Social Work is authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners in Maryland to sponsor social work continuing education programs. This workshop qualifies for {6} Category I Continuing Education Units. The Office of Continuing Professional Education is also authorized by the Maryland Board of Psychologists and the Maryland Board of Professional Counselors to sponsor Category A continuing professional education.


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Target Audience

Social Workers, LCPCs, and Psychologists

We welcome anyone interested in the topic!

 

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Fee & Registration:

Cost is $130 and includes CE credit. Registering after 10/19/23 will incur an additional $20 late fee. Cancellations* must be received 24 hours in advance prior to the workshop to receive a refund or an account credit.

 

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