Overview

With each passing year, the treatment of sexual problems seems to deal more with medical and pharmacological interventions. There is correspondingly less emphasis on the experiences of the individuals or couples involved. New Directions in Sex Therapy: Innovations and Alternatives focuses on cutting-edge therapy paradigms as alternatives to conventional sex therapy and expands the definition of the field. Part I highlights the major problems and criticisms facing sex therapy. Part II demonstrates new approaches to dealing with traditional sex therapy concerns, (e.g., lack of desire, erectile dysfunction) as well as innovative goals, such as integrating sexuality and spirituality, promoting sexual intimacy in HIV serodiscordant couples and optimizing erotic potential in the elderly. It is replete with helpful clinical illustrations to demonstrate these new approaches in action. This book is intended for anyone who deals with sexual issues and concerns in therapy, clinicians of every kind, rather than only for those who define themselves as sex therapists.

Full Product Details

Author:   Peggy J. Kleinplatz
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Brunner-Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.678kg
ISBN:  

9780876309674

ISBN 10:   0876309678
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   03 May 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Replaced By:   9780415887526
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Kleinplatz, A Critical Evaluation of Sex Therapy: Room for Improvement. Part I: Critiques of Conventional Models of Sex Therapy. Apfelbaum, What the Sex Therapies Tell Us about Sex. Tiefer, Feminist Critique of Sex Therapy: Foregrounding the Politics of Sex. Brooks, Challenging Dominant Discourses of Male (Hetero)Sexuality: The Clinical Implications of New Voices about Male Sexuality. Aanstoos, Phenomenology of Sexuality. Moser, Paraphilia: Another Confused Sexological Concept. Kleinplatz, The Hazards of Safer Sex or a Critique of the Goals of Sex Therapy. Part II: New Alternatives/Innovations in Sex Therapy. Moser, Stock, Feminist Theory in the Age of Viagra, Ellison, Intimacy-based Sex Therapy: Sexual Choreography. Shaw, Approaching Sexual Potential in Relationship: A Reward of Age and Maturity. Donahey, Miller, What Works in Sex Therapy: A Common Factors Perspective. Mahrer, Boulet, How Can Experiential Psychotherapy Help Transform the Field of Sex Therapy? Maltz, Sex Therapy with Survivors of Sexual Abuse: An Integrative/Eclectic Approach. Hall, The L.E.S.B.I.A.N. Guide to Forever and Beyond: Narrative Therapy with Lesbian Couples. Carballo-Dieguez, Remien, Sex Therapy for Male Couples of Mixed (Serodiscordant) HIV Status. Ogden, Integrating Sexuality and Spirituality: A Group Therapy Approach to Women's Sexual Dilemmas. Kleinplatz, Conclusion.

Reviews

excellently edited... experienced professionals...[will] find some truly new ideas. And, in any case, having this broad range of issues, of varying degrees of 'newness', all in a single volume is undoubtedly useful. -Sexual and Relationship Therapy, Vol. 17, No.4, 2002 New Directions is a well-organized, bold, and important book that promises up-to-date coverage of the theoretical and research literature in the field of sex therapy. The contributors provide formidable challenges to reductive, biomedical explanations of clients' sexual and intimacy-related concerns, and they offer many practical, insightful, and helpful suggestions. At the same time, however, none of the contributors succomb to offering 'cookbook' type solutions. Thus New Directions should enjoy a wide readership--it is highly relevant to experienced sex therapists, but it would also be a valuable resource for counselors who have a more general practice and want to incorporate a relational and contextualunderstanding of sexuality into their clinical work. . . . A must read for mental health professionals working with clients who have sexual concerns. -Psychotherapy: Theory / Research / Practice / Training, 2003 This collection of provocative, solid, and carefully crafted essays examines the possibilities of helping people find sexual passion. New Directions in Sex Therapy, complete with a 20-page Index, makes a major contribution. Professional sex therapists and people naive about the field will all find this collection a valuable and (intellectually) stimulating resource. -AHP Perspectives, October 2003

excellently edited... experienced professionals...[will] find some truly new ideas. And, in any case, having this broad range of issues, of varying degrees of 'newness', all in a single volume is undoubtedly useful. <br>-Sexual and Relationship Therapy, Vol. 17, No.4, 2002 <br> New Directions is a well-organized, bold, and important book that promises up-to-date coverage of the theoretical and research literature in the field of sex therapy. The contributors provide formidable challenges to reductive, biomedical explanations of clients' sexual and intimacy-related concerns, and they offer many practical, insightful, and helpful suggestions. At the same time, however, none of the contributors succomb to offering 'cookbook' type solutions. Thus New Directions should enjoy a wide readership--it is highly relevant to experienced sex therapists, but it would also be a valuable resource for counselors who have a more general practice and want to incorporate a relational and contextualunderstanding of sexuality into their clinical work. . . . A must read for mental health professionals working with clients who have sexual concerns. <br>-Psychotherapy: Theory / Research / Practice / Training, 2003 <br> This collection of provocative, solid, and carefully crafted essays examines the possibilities of helping people find sexual passion. New Directions in Sex Therapy, complete with a 20-page Index, makes a major contribution. Professional sex therapists and people naive about the field will all find this collection a valuable and (intellectually) stimulating resource. <br>-AHP Perspectives, October 2003 <br>

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