OATSA Spring 2016 Workshop with Cordelia Anderson, MA

Relationship of Today’s Pornography to Promoting Sexual and Relational Health

For years, discussions around pornography focused primarily on its correlation (or not) to sexually aggressive behavior, but the current research focuses on a much broader – but related – set of impacts on relationships, intimacy, sexual functioning and other factors. All of these impact emotional and social well-being critical to a healthy sense of self and healthy relationships. This session also highlights research on the impact of pornography on children/youth who start viewing it more often and at younger ages than past generations and are also demonstrating more problematic sexual behaviors. The research on the impact on brain development and brain functioning adds to the relevance of revisiting the impact of today’s Internet pornography, not only on clients, but more broadly on prevention of sexual harm and promotion of sexual health.

Keeping Professionals Healthy

This session addresses the potential harm from secondary trauma and vicarious traumatization related to doing this work. It also includes information on the risk and protective factors for individuals. However, keeping professionals that do this work healthy has moved from being understood as the responsibility of each individual to that of organizations, so this session also includes information on risk and protective factors for organizations and steps to work place well-being.

Speaker Bio

Sensibilities Prevention Services is the Minnesota based training and consultation business. Andersons' career has been dedicated to prevention of various forms of harm including: sexual violence, child sexual abuse and exploitation, countering normalization of sexual harm, bullying/cyber-bullying, child abuse and interpersonal violence, compassion fatigue and the harmful impact of pornography. Prevention requires a clear vision of what we're working for, not only what we're working against, and a commitment to social change. Anderson's work also involves:

• Promotion of healthy development including: sexual health, healthy relationships, healthy touch, protective factors, restorative justice and self-care and organization health;
• Strategies for social change to create a healthy society so that all children, youth and adults are treated with dignity, respect and honor and are able to live their lives free from abuse or exploitation.

Registration Fees

Early Registration (on or before May 6, 2016)

• OATSA Members - $135
• General - $160

Late Registration (after May 6, 2016)

• OATSA Members - $160
• General - $185
• Student (w/ copy of enrollment verification - $60

Refunds will be made for people canceling at least 24 hours prior to workshop, less a $25 processing fee. Registration is limited and will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis.

Schedule

8:00-8:30: Registration and Coffee/Pastries
8:30-12:00 Workshop
12:00-1:00 Salad & Soup Buffett (included in registration)
1:00-3:30 Workshop Continued
3:30-5:30 No Host Happy Hour in one of the many restaurant bars on site