Wednesday, December 10, 2008

May 21 - Second Annual Alternative Sexuality Conference - Call for Proposals


Call for Proposals: SOGI and CARAS Second Annual Sexuality Conference

The Center on Halsted, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Institute (SOGI) and the Community Academic Consortium for Research on Alternative Sexualities are pleased to announce the Second Annual Alternative Sexuality Conference, to be held in Chicago on Thursday, May 21, 2009.

Proposals for scholarly presentations are invited--submissions are due by February 1, 2009.

Overview

Leather, kink, B&D, S&M, polyamory… Non-traditional sexual practices, lifestyles and identities have become increasingly visible in recent years. With more portrayals on television and in movies, as well as in literature and music, clients are feeling increasingly comfortable about bringing “forbidden” sexual issues to psychotherapy.

This conference is designed to provide theoretical perspectives, clinical practice recommendations, and opportunities to discuss the challenges encountered in psychotherapy with individuals and couples in the alternative sexuality communities. The conference will also provide a venue for researchers and graduate students to present their investigations on these communities, identities and sexual practices.

The conference is the result of a partnership between the Community-Academic Consortium for Research on Alternative Sexualities (CARAS) based in San Francisco/Washington DC, and the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Institute (SOGI) at the Center on Halsted located in Chicago. Proposals are now being accepted for the second annual conference, which will be held at the Center on Halsted on the Thursday, May 21, 2009.

Submissions must be received by February 1, 2009.

The day-long conference will include lectures, panel presentations, roundtable discussions and poster presentations. 60 minute and 120 minute sessions formats are under consideration. Suggested topics include: history and philosophy of BDSM culture, separating BDSM practice from abuse, separating practice from pathology, co-morbidity factors, issues of transference/counter-transference, impact of BDSM practices on clients with trauma history, edge play dynamics, concepts of consent, theoretical constructs, literature reviews, early research findings, therapy with polyamorous relationships.

Presenters will be offered discounted registration fees, but they will not be otherwise compensated. Applicants will be notified regarding the status of their proposals by March 15, 2009.

Please write SOGI@CenteronHalsted.org or call 773-661-0739 for additional information. The application form can be downloaded here.

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