8:00 – 8:30 Virtual Networking and Introductions
8:30 – 9:00 Virtual Chapter Business Meeting
9:00 – 11:00 Virtual Presentation: “Understanding Compulsive Sexual Behaviors in the Workplace: A Guide to Resources and Referrals” with Stephen Sbanotto, MS, LPC, CSAT-S, Clinical Director, Valiant Recovery
Link to Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/162331194
Content:
The topic of sex, sexuality, and sexual expression can already be challenging to talk about in professional circles. When those sexual behaviors are violating, boundary crossing, and compulsively acted out in the workplace can lead to problems for fellow colleagues as well as those tasked with treating these pathological behaviors. Knowing what you are dealing with through a therapeutic lens, knowing how to assess and ask the right questions, all while coming from a non-judgmental, curious, and inviting stance, can be crucial in the early first few sessions. Knowing where and how to refer for further evaluation and treatment is vital to abstaining from problematic sexual behaviors, identifying the underlying issues, and healing these often painful, unacknowledged wounds. This presentation will seek to inform attendees on the basics of compulsive sexual behaviors, how to assess and screen for problematic behaviors, and supporting recommendations for further help.
2 PDH’s - Domain III
Stephen Sbanotto, MS, LPC, CSAT-S is a Licensed Professional Counselor completing his master’s program with a dual emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy. He recently stepped down as the Clinical Director at Valiant Living in Denver providing SUD/MH care for male professionals to establish his consulting practice and expand this partnership with national treatment programs throughout the country. Stephen strongly supports systemic therapy and recovery model with his clients and their families. As a consultant, Stephen specializes in offering comprehensive assessments for problematic and compulsive sexual behaviors, as well as problematic money and work compulsivity and addictions. He is a Certified Sexual Addictions Therapist (CSAT-S) and Supervisor and offers training to clinical professionals seeking comprehensive clinical skills to work with this under-served community often missed in treatment for substance use disorders and mental health. His expertise provides assessment tools for these co-occurring issues and addiction interactions. When not teaching or counseling, Stephen performs on stage where he has been a theatre actor since 1989. He loves to speak on various topics in the trauma and addiction treatment field where he gets to blend his therapy, education, and theatre worlds together.