$67.00
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 pairs a Protestant Reverend and Sex Educator with an atheist Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Sex Therapist (LPC-S, CST). Together, they spoke to a live audience to address and discuss the relationship between theology and sexuality in clinical practice, supporting both client wellbeing and clinician integrity.
This course provides 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 professional ethics and responsibility as set forth by TAC, 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
The full course offers 2 CE hours that strongly support cultural competency (special populations) hours. One hour may meet ethics criteria. CE certificates will identify ethics and special populations/cultural competency content and total clock hours for license renewal documentation.
As always, per our attendance policy, credit is based on verified attendance for 100% of the instructional time claimed. This course meets the continuing education requirements for the 50% criteria for approved providers in Texas.
- The board does not pre-approve 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
Stephanie “Vee” Van Fossen, LPC-S, CST, CCST | Rev. Audrua Welch, Sex Educator
Audrua Welch is the Associate Pastor at Plymouth Park United Methodist Church in Irving, Texas, where she has served since 2015. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Middle School English Education from the University of Houston and completed theological studies through the UMC Course of Study program. Audrua is a trained educator and a Licensed Local Pastor in the United Methodist Church with experience teaching various age groups, facilitating workshops, and writing curriculum for the United Methodist Publishing House.
Audrua is passionate about helping people navigate conversations about bodies, relationships, faith, and values with honesty, compassion, and clarity. Audrua is currently pursuing certification as a sexual educator through the Sexual Health Alliance. When she's not yapping about human sexuality, you can find her trouncing through the woods, sewing up a quilt, or sipping on a cocktail with her 11 year old Boston Terrier, Dobby, by her side.
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.
