$89.00
Holy & Whole: Ethics at the Intersection of Faith and Sexuality
When a pastor and an atheist host a course together, collaboration is divine.
Course Purpose
This live, in person course pairs a Protestant Reverend and Sex Educator with an atheist Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Sex Therapist (LPC-S, CST). Together, we address the relationship between theology and sexuality in clinical practice, supporting both client wellbeing and clinician integrity. The aim is to provide you with information and a practical framework for holding complexity without pathologizing or disparaging anyone's beliefs (or non-belief), desires, or identity.
Ethics Credit Alignment: This course addresses ethical risk, clinical decision-making, and bias mitigation at the intersection of faith and sexuality. Content aligns with core ethical principles, scope of practice, cultural and religious responsiveness, and professional responsibility as set forth by APA, NASW, ACA, AASECT, and AAMFT.
Course Objectives
- Evaluate the influence of personal religious, secular, or cultural identity on clinical judgment
- Analyze the theological and cultural roots of sexual shame within Mainline Protestant Christianity
- Apply a sex-positive, tradition-informed lens to concerns at the intersection of sex and faith
- Demonstrate ethically competent practice at the religion-sexuality interface
Continuing Education Eligibility
Texas (LPCs, LMFTs, LCSWs, Psychologists) & Oregon (LPCs & LMFTs)
This course is designed to meet the continuing education requirements for professional ethics or special populations/cultural competency in both Texas & Oregon, including the 50% criteria for approved providers in Texas. CE certificates will identify ethics and special populations/cultural competency content and total clock hours for license renewal documentation.
- Neither board pre-approves continuing education courses. Licensees are responsible for determining whether a specific course meets board requirements for their individual license and renewal cycle. Check with your state licensure board to confirm eligibility.
CEs will be granted within no more than three business days after submission of course evaluation.
Facilitators
Rev. Audrua Welch, Sex Educator | Stephanie “Vee” Van Fossen, LPC-S, CST, CCST
Format
In-person attendance includes up to 2.5 ethics or special populations/cultural competency CEs through didactic training and (optional) discussion, handouts, networking, light snacks and refreshments.
Date & Time: September 18, 2026
Doors open at 1:30 CST for refreshments and networking.
Course begins at 2:00. We wrap up no later than 4:30.
*In person seating is limited!
Location: Createscape
701 Tillery St., Austin, TX 78702
Refund/Cancellation Policy
Live Program Refunds:
A full refund may be requested up to two days (48 hours) before the date of the live event.
On-Demand Program Refunds:
A full refund may be requested within two weeks of the purchase date. Single registrations only. Refunds are available only if CEs have not been provided
Group and bulk discount registrations are offered at a reduced rate and are therefore not eligible for refunds. If a registered participant can no longer attend, you may substitute another individual at no additional cost as long as the course has not yet been viewed or attended.
If Garden Space Counseling PLLC cancels the event, participants receive a full refund or may transfer to a future program.
