Part I: Foundations of BDSM

Part I: Foundations of BDSM will expose the student to the fundamentals of BDSM and its sub-culture.

These five core classes taken together are designed to introduce students to the ways in which socio-cultural factors in sexual values and behaviors influence psychotherapeutic theories and research.

Part I will develop insight into how psychotherapy can pathologize instead of help people in these populations. Through research and ethnographic reports, students will become sensitive to the cultural nuances related to the practice of BDSM.

Classes

1. Healthy Sexuality
2. Advanced BDSM
3. BDSM Research
4. Kinkophobia
5. Consent

All classes in the Kink Knowledgeable eLearning Programs are approved to provide AASECT and APA continued education credits.

Healthy Sexuality

1. To be able to identify two contraindications in the practice of BDSM
2. To be able to discern three ways in which mental illnesses impact a clients ability to give consent.
3. To be able to identify five common psychotherapeutic issues individuals who practice BDSM may raise.
4. To be able to identify three common relationship issues people who practice BDSM may present with.

Advanced BDSM

1. To be able to understand what constitutes consensual BDSM and the role of consent in these relationships.
2. To understand and converse w/ clients about the various forms of BDSM relationships and the issues they face.
3. To be able to discern the factors that determine healthy versus unhealthy BDSM practice.

BDSM Research


Key Learning Objectives

1. To explore cross disciplinary research related to BDSM.
2. To understand the role of bias in research construction and the psychopathological models which have evolved.
3. To understand the intersectionality between the role of research in psychotherapeutic theory and its impact on discrimination, and persecution of marginalized sexual minority.
4. To understand psychobiological responses in the practice of BDSM.
5. Be able to identify three ways psychopathology, research contributes tolegal persecution and discrimination of people who practice BDSM.
6. Students will be able to identify four ways to effectively critique the research into BDSM and atypical sexuality.

Kinkophobia


Key Learning Objectives

1. To understand the Other and Othering historically, and identify the ways in which psychotherapy others.
2. To be able to define Kinkophobia and identify the ways in which it others atypical sexualities.
3. Will experientially be able to self reflect and identify ways in which kinkophobia, othering and heteronormative beliefs might
4. operate in one’s own practices and beliefs.
5. To describe three results from the most recent psychobiology of BDSM and discuss its implications indicating the health promoting qualities in respect to therapeutic practices.

Consent

1. To be able to understand what constitutes consensual BDSM and the role of consent in these relationships.
2. To be able to understand the role of consent, how it is negotiated as well as issues of consent violations in consensual BDSM relationships.
3. To reflect on four philosophical constructs within the issue of consent.