Training Name: Managing Unhealthy Sexual Arousal: A Sex-Positive Approach to Treatment
Presented by: Bud Ballinger, PhD, ATSA-F and Ted Jackson, LCSW, PhD
Date: July 8, 2026
Learning Objectives
As a result of this training, participants will be able to:
1) Explain the role of arousal management techniques in the broader context of treatment for sex offending behaviors
2) Describe the therapist characteristics that underlie successful application of arousal management techniques
3) Apply sex-positive techniques to treatment of adults who have committed sexual offenses
4) Explain arousal management practices to clients in treatment
5) Describe how to adapt the teaching of arousal management approaches for clients with special needs
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