Upcoming CARAS Webinars for November and December
We have two upcoming webinars from people doing cutting edge work in the field.
November 21, 2020 - Sarah Hemphill - Clinical Work with Clients who Do Sex Work
December 12, 2020 - Benjamin Graham - Conducting Community Based Research with Alternative Sexualities
**Please note the date for December, not our usual third Saturday of the month.
Clinical Work with Clients who Do Sex Work
Learning objectives :
After participating in this webinar attendees will be able to identify personal and clinical biases around sex work
After participating in this webinar attendees will be able to cite current legal, health, community, and social stressors and challenges many sex workers are facing this year
Sarah Hemphill (she/her/hers) is a psychotherapist who believes in the need for sex-positive inclusive therapy, and the radical idea that sex workers are people who probably know best about their own lives. When she's not busy being amazed by her individual clients, Sarah co-leads the Chicago Sex Worker Support Group, and teaches at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. Sarah is a LCSW and has a MA Social Justice, with a background in medical social work, bioethics, and feminist healthcare. Both personally and professionally, Sarah is enthusiastic about questioning norms and affirming people doing the same.
Conducting Community Based Research with Alternative Sexualities
After participating in this webinar, attendees will:
1. be able to identify the historical and scientific roots of community-based participatory action research (CbPAR)
2. understand the processes of CbPAR from both academic and experiential perspectives
3. be able to summarize the results of a CbPAR study of BDSM representation in human sexuality textbooks
4. gain awareness of other community-based research projects that partner with alternative sexualities and similar marginalized groups
Benjamin Graham, Ph.D., is a community psychologist and associate professor at Humboldt State University (Arcata, CA). He is the principal investigator of the Kink Representation Outreach Project (KROP), a three-study initiative that seeks to provide community voice for BDSM communities in their representation within human sexuality textbooks.
His current work includes participatory research with BDSM communities, framings of sexual consent within human sexuality textbooks, the impact of COVID-19 on community-based service learning, and a historical exploration of the life of sexologist Magnus Hirschfeld. He has previously worked as a researcher at the National Center for PTSD, the National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability, and DePaul University.