Decatur Holiday Inn Conference Center
1pm to 4:15 pm Friday, October 15

Glenn Hutchinson, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist and Founder of Psyc.TV

Dr. Hutchinson started Psyc.TV to provide clinically-relevant, evidence-based continuing education to therapists. In his own clinical work, Dr. Hutchinson specializes in the treatment of individuals who exhibit sexually compulsive behaviors. During the current workshop, Dr. Hutchinson will clarify the facts and fictions surrounding the emotionally-laden topic of sexual addictions.

Jim Rilling, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Departments of Psychiatry & Anthropology, Emory University

Dr. Rilling is one of the nation's leading experts in the use of fMRI to investigate the neural bases of human social decision-making. He has also conducted extensive research on the brain's reward systems as well as the roles of oxytocin and vasopressin, neuropeptides implicated in sexual behavior and attachment.

A "Sex Addict"

There is nothing like a first-hand account. A recovering individual with an extensive history of sex addiction will present an account of his struggle with sex addiction as well as the intervention that enabled him to gain control over it.

A FEW OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WILL BE ADDRESSED:

Is sex addiction a fad diagnosis?

We become addicted to drugs like cocaine and alcohol when these substances co-opt the body's natural reward systems. Can a person develop an addiction to the primary reinforcer (i.e., sex) that our reward systems evolved to sustain?

What kinds of sexual behavior patterns have led clinicians to use the term "sex addiction"? What is the range of behaviors to which the term is applied? Is there a better term for out-of-control sexual behaviors? Does it matter what we call it?

What do we know about the causes of out-of-control sexual behavior? What have we learned from brain imaging? Does childhood sexual abuse play a role?

Do we know how common (i.e., prevalence rate) these problems are? Has the prevalence increased during recent years?

Are these difficulties co-morbid with other addictions or other disorders?

Problematic sexual behavior occurs far more frequently in men than women. Is the sex difference due to acculturation or profound differences in the evolved sexual psychologies of men and women?

Do you have clients whose sexual behavior is out of control but you don't know it? This is not uncommon in marital therapy. Learn how to determine whether one partner's sexual behaviors are interfering with your attemtps to help.

The program will begin promptly at 1pm and conclude at 4:15pm. (Registration begins at 12:15 pm.)
3 hours of CE credit are offered for this program.

Register Now!

Tuition:
$60 if paid by 9/30
$70 thereafter

(Phone to inquire about discounts that apply when 5 or more register together.)

To register:

Visit www.Psyc.TV, scroll to the bottom of the page, and buy the 'Sex Addiction: Live in Atlanta' workshop. You will receive a receipt by email.

If you prefer, you may phone with credit card information (404-636-4498) or mail a check. Checks should be made payable to Episteme Ventures, Inc. and sent to:

Psyc.TV / Episteme Ventures
2107 North Decatur Road; #406
Decatur, GA 30033

Directions are provided below.

If you are disabled and require special accommodations, please phone by 9/30 so we can make appropriate arrangements.

Refunds prior to 9/30/09 will be subject to a $10 processing fee. Cancellations after 9/30 will be subject to a $25 processing fee. All refunds will be paid by check.

If you have any questions, please email sales@psyc.tv or phone 404-636-4498.

CE APPROVAL:

Psyc.TV (Episteme Ventures, Inc.) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Psyc.TV maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Psyc.TV (Episteme Ventures, Inc.), provider # 1148, is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) www.aswb.org, through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Psyc.TV maintains responsibility for the program.

NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider Number 6343

Following this workshop, you will:

1. be able to discuss the degree to which it is appropriate to view some patterns of sexual behavior as addictions.

2. be able to describe how our evolutionary history may contribute to some problematic sexual behaviors.

3. be able to identify many clients who are experiencing out-of-control sexual behaviors that you may have previously failed to recognize.

Directions to the Decatur Holiday Inn Conference Center:

130 Clairemont Avenue; Decatur, GA 30030

FROM I-85: TAKE EXIT 91 (CLAIRMONT AVE). GO EAST ON CLAIRMONT AVE APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES. THE HOTEL IS IN DOWNTOWN DECATUR, GA ON THE RIGHT.