Principles of Sexuality Research & Research Methods
3 CE Training for Therapists On-Demand for $105
Approved CE Provider: NBCC & AASECT
Principles of Sexuality Research & Research Methods provides clinicians with a practical foundation for understanding, evaluating, and applying sexuality research in clinical practice.
Participants will explore the historical development of sexuality research, common quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods approaches, and key concepts related to sampling, validity, bias, and research design.
The training also examines ethical considerations and historical harms within sexuality research, with particular attention to cultural context, marginalized populations, and the ways research findings can be misrepresented or overgeneralized.
Participants will strengthen their research literacy and learn to critically evaluate sexuality research so they can integrate evidence thoughtfully while honoring client autonomy, lived experience, and cultural context.
This course is taught by Emily Lacy, Ed.D., LPCC-S, CST
Participants will explore the historical development of sexuality research, common quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods approaches, and key concepts related to sampling, validity, bias, and research design.
The training also examines ethical considerations and historical harms within sexuality research, with particular attention to cultural context, marginalized populations, and the ways research findings can be misrepresented or overgeneralized.
Participants will strengthen their research literacy and learn to critically evaluate sexuality research so they can integrate evidence thoughtfully while honoring client autonomy, lived experience, and cultural context.
This course is taught by Emily Lacy, Ed.D., LPCC-S, CST
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Course Objectives
1. Describe foundational principles, historical developments, and commonly used research methodologies in sexuality research.
2. Differentiate between qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods approaches used in sexuality studies.
3. Identify ethical considerations, methodological limitations, and potential sources of bias within sexuality research literature.
4. Critically evaluate and apply sexuality research findings in clinically ethical, culturally responsive, and evidence-informed practice.
2. Differentiate between qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods approaches used in sexuality studies.
3. Identify ethical considerations, methodological limitations, and potential sources of bias within sexuality research literature.
4. Critically evaluate and apply sexuality research findings in clinically ethical, culturally responsive, and evidence-informed practice.
Why does sexuality research training matter for therapists?
Sexuality research influences clinical interventions, diagnostic frameworks, healthcare, education, and cultural beliefs about what is considered “normal” or “healthy” sexuality. However, research can also be shaped by cultural bias, limited samples, and the underrepresentation of marginalized communities. This training helps clinicians develop the research literacy needed to recognize these limitations and use sexuality research responsibly in clinical practice.Purity culture messages don’t disappear when clients leave their faith communities. They often linger as sexual shame, fear, and disconnection from the body and showing up in the therapy room in ways that impact desire, intimacy, and self-worth.
This training helps therapists understand the lasting impact of purity culture and provides tools to support clients in deconstructing shame, reclaiming their sexuality, and building values-aligned sexual ethics.
This training helps therapists understand the lasting impact of purity culture and provides tools to support clients in deconstructing shame, reclaiming their sexuality, and building values-aligned sexual ethics.
Who This Training is For
This course is designed for:
This training is designed for therapists, counselors, social workers, psychologists, sexuality professionals, educators, and other helping professionals who want to better understand and evaluate sexuality research. It is especially useful for clinicians working with sexual health, relationships, desire, sexual functioning, gender, or sexual identity.
Why should therapists take this training?
Therapists regularly encounter claims about sexuality, relationships, desire, and sexual functioning—but not every research finding should be applied to every client. This training will help you recognize correlation versus causation, identify methodological and sampling limitations, question sensationalized research claims, and determine when research findings can be responsibly translated into clinical practice.
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