The American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) is a professional organization for sexuality educators, sexuality counselors and sex therapists.
American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists | |
| Formation | 1967 |
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| Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois |
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Founder | Patricia Schiller, JD, MA |
Current President | Rosalyn Dischiavo, EdD, MA, CSE, CSES |
| Website | www.aasect.org |
History and overview
AASECT (/ˈeɪsɛkt/ AY-sekt[1]) was founded by Patricia Schiller in 1967.[2] AASECT publishes the peer-reviewed journals American Journal of Sexuality Education and the Journal of Sex Education and Therapy. They have also published a directory of sex therapists since 1976 and have initiated therapeutic options via phone and online.[3] AASECT is the largest organization that certifies sexual health practitioners.[4] AASECT offers certification of sexual health practitioners in four categories: sexuality educator, sex counselor, sex therapist (CST) and supervisor (CST-S).[5]
Notable people
- Kristin Hodson, therapist and prominent voice on the topic of sexual health in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints community
- Patricia Schiller, American lawyer, clinical psychologist, sex educator and founder of AASECT
- Denise Stapley, winner of Survivor: Philippines
Awards
General Audience Book Award
- (2024) With Sprinkles On Top: Everything Vanilla People and Their Kinky Partners Need to Know to Communicate, Explore, and Connect by Stefani Goerlich
- (2023) Whole Body Sex by Melissa Walker
- (2022) Fat and Queer: An Anthology of Queer and Trans Bodies and Lives Edited by Bruce Owen Grimm, Miguel M. Morales, and Tiff Joshua TJ Ferentini
- (2021) The Consent Guidebook by Erin Tillman
Sexuality Book Award
- (2023) Refusing Compulsory Sexuality: A Black Asexual Lens on our Sex-Obsessed Culture! by Sherronda J. Brown
- (2022) Trans Sex by Lucie Fielding
- (2021) The Leather Couch: Clinical Practice with Kinky Clients by Stefani Goerlich
Book Award for Sexuality Professionals
- (2023) Gender Trauma by Alex Iantaffi
- (2022) Queering Your Practice by Julie Tilsen
- (2021) Principles and Practice of Sex Therapy by Kathryn Hall & Irv Binik
Book Award for Children Under 18 Years Old
- (2023) Vaginas and Periods 101: A Pop-Up Book by Kristen Lilla and Christian Hoeger You Know, Sex by Cory Silverberg and Fiona Smyth
- (2022) Your Whole Body: From Your Head to Your Toes, and Everything in Between! By Lizzie DeYoung Charbenneau and Misha Iver (illustator)
- (2021) The Every Body Book: The LGBTQ+ Inclusive Guide for Kids About Sex, Gender, Bodies & Families by Rachel Simon
- (2020) Trans+: Love, Sex, Romance, and Being You
- (2019) The Art of Sex Therapy Supervision
- (2018) The Wiley Handbook for Sex Therapy
- (2017) A Clinician's Guide to Systemic Sex Therapy
- (2016) The Teaching Transgender Toolkit: A Facilitator's Guide to Increasing Knowledge, Decreasing Prejudice and Building Skills
- (2016) A Guide to Transgender and Genger Non-Conforming Youth, Their Parents and Everyone Else
- (2015) Secrets of the Sex Masters
- (2015) Mirror of Intimacy: Daily Reflections on Emotional and Erotic Intelligence
- (2014) Expanding the Practice of Sex Therapy: An Integrative Model for Exploring Desire and Intimacy
- (2013) New Directions in Sex Therapy: Innovations and Alternatives, 2nd Edition
- (2013) Teaching Safer Sex, 3rd edition
- (2011) Enduring Desire: Your Guide to Lifelong Intimacy
- (2010) The Orgasm Answer Guide
Professional Standard of Excellence Award
The winners of the award are:
- (2021) Sara Nasserzadeh
- (2020) Debby Herbenick
- (2019) Laura A. Jacobs
- (2018) Ruby Bouie Johnson
- (2017) Sallie Foley
- (2016) Jose Pando
- (2013) Gina Ogden
- (2012) Michael A. Perelman
- (2011) Sandra Cole
- (2010) Mark Schoen
- (2009) David Schnarch, James W. Maddock, Gorm Wagner, Sandra Leiblum, Ray Rosen, Eli Coleman, Beverly Whipple, William Yarber, Douglas Kirby, William Stayton, Laird Sutton, Carey Bayer