New Directions in Sex Therapy: Innovations and Alternatives is a 2001 book by the Canadian sexologist Peggy J. Kleinplatz. It provides alternatives to the then conventional clinical strategies of treating sexual problems with medical and drug interventions.
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| Editor | Peggy J. Kleinplatz |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Non-fiction, Biography |
| Published | 2001 (Brunner-Routledge, Taylor & Francis) |
| Publication place | Canada |
| Media type | Print (hardback, paperback) |
| Pages | 375 |
| ISBN | 9780876309674 |
| OCLC | 804013010 |
Contents
edit- Introduction: A Critical Evaluation of Sex Therapy: Room for Improvement, Peggy Kleinplatz
- Part I: Critiques of Conventional Models of Sex Therapy.
- What the Sex Therapies Tell Us about Sex, Bernard Apfelbaum
- Feminist Critique of Sex Therapy: Foregrounding the Politics of Sex, Leonore Tiefer
- Challenging Dominant Discourses of Male (Hetero)Sexuality: The Clinical Implications of New Voices about Male Sexuality, Gary R. Brooks
- Phenomenology of Sexuality, Christopher M. Aanstoos
- Paraphilia: Another Confused Sexological Concept, Charles Moser
- The Hazards of Safer Sex or a Critique of the Goals of Sex Therapy, Peggy Kleinplatz
- Part II: New Alternatives/Innovations in Sex Therapy
- Feminist Theory in the Age of Viagra, Charles Moser, Wendy Stock
- Intimacy-based Sex Therapy: Sexual Choreography, Carol Rinkleib Ellison
- Approaching Sexual Potential in Relationship: A Reward of Age and Maturity, Jeanne Shaw
- "What Works" in Sex Therapy: A Common Factors Perspective, Karen M. Donahey, Scott D. Miller
- How Can Experiential Psychotherapy Help Transform the Field of Sex Therapy? Alvin R. Mahrer, Donald B. Boulet
- Sex Therapy with Survivors of Sexual Abuse: An Integrative/Eclectic Approach, Wendy Maltz
- Beyond Forever After: Narrative Therapy with Lesbian Couples, Marny Hall
- Sex Therapy for Male Couples of Mixed (Serodiscordant) HIV Status, Alex Carballo-Dieguez, Robert Remien
- Integrating Sexuality and Spirituality: A Group Therapy Approach to Women's Sexual Dilemmas, Gina Ogden
- Conclusion, Peggy Kleinplatz
Publishing history
editReception
editMeg Barker, in a review of New Directions in Sex Therapy, wrote "it gives us a much-needed critique of existing ways of understanding, and working with, sex in the therapy room.", and although having concerns about the lack of a chapter on bisexuality and the apparent underlying assumption that relationships should be sexual, concluded "I hope that this collection will encourage practitioners to critically consider the assumptions and practices that they may be taking for granted, and to start out in a new alternative direction that is truly transformative."[3]
New Directions in Sex Therapy has also been reviewed by Sexual and Relationship Therapy,[4] Psychotherapy in Australia,[5] American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy,[6] and the Journal of Psychology and Christianity.[7]
It won a 2013 American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AASECT) book award as "a book that makes a significant contribution to AASECTs vision of sexual health and to the clinical and educational standards of the field."[8]
References
edit- ^ New directions in sex therapy : innovations and alternatives. OCLC. 2001. ISBN 9780876309674. OCLC 804013010.
- ^ New directions in sex therapy : innovations and alternatives. OCLC. 2012. ISBN 9780415887526. OCLC 822589442Revised and updated
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ Meg Barker. "Book Review: New Directions in Sex Therapy: Innovations and Alternatives". cwhn.ca. Canadian Women's Health Network. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ Susan Ekberg Stiritz (September 2012). "Book Reviews: New directions in sex therapy: innovations and alternatives [2nd ed.]". Sexual and Relationship Therapy. 27 (3): 301–302. doi:10.1080/14681994.2012.734609. S2CID 219693781.
- ^ Bill Robinson (February 2013). "New directions in sex therapy: Innovations and alternatives (2nd Ed.) [Book Review]". Psychotherapy in Australia. 19 (2): 84. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ Stephanie Brooks. "Family Therapy Resources: New Directions in Sex Therapy: Innovations and Alternatives". familytherapyresources.net. American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
The book will help to bridge the gap between sex therapy and couple and family therapy practice. I highly recommend it as a required text for both master's- and doctoral-level sex therapy courses. My students found that it helped them to think critically about their practices and give them permission to deviate from standard sex therapy interventions. In an age where pharmacologicial and medical interventions have dominated sexual relationships this book will revive sex therapy practice by putting the person back into treatment.
- ^ "New Directions in Sex Therapy (Book)". Journal of Psychology and Christianity. 22 (2): 185. June 2003. Retrieved 29 May 2017.[dead link]
- ^ "Book Award". aasect.org. American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Retrieved 29 May 2017.