CEs For Providers and Legal Professionals
Dr. Elisabeth Sheff offers a range of continuing education courses for educators, counselors, therapists, healthcare providers, nurses, Guardian Ad Litems, and legal professionals.
Certified as a Sexuality Educator by the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists, Dr. Sheff’s past courses have been certified to provide continuing education credits by the American Psychological Association (APA), the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT), and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). Her current schedule of trainings is listed below.
Dr. Sheff can provide your practice, organization, or gathering with one of the workshops listed below, or design a course tailored to fit your needs. While most of Dr. Sheff’s courses occur online, she prefers to teach in person and is happy to provide on-site workshops for conferences and organizations.
You can find tickets to her most current training and other useful links on her Linktree page. https://linktr.ee/DrEliSheff
Workshop Topics
NonMonogamies
- Types of NonMonogamies and When they Work, or Not
- Mixed-Dynamic Relationships: When One Wants Exclusivity and Another Wants Multiple Partners
- Building Relationship Satisfaction in NonMonogamous Relationships
- Resilience in Polyamorous Families
- Parenting in NonMonogamous Families
- Children in Polyamorous Families
- Aging in Long-Term Polyamorous Relationships
- When Multiple-Partner Relationships Go Wrong: Using the Rhetoric of ENM to Obscure Manipulation or Abuse
- Distinguishing Between “Sex Addiction” and Consensual NonMonogamies
- Why Has NonMonogamy Become so Popular?
- Legal Issues for People in NonMonogamous Relationships
- Clinical Overview: Serving Polyamorous Clients for Counselors and Therapists
- NonMonogamies and Institutions
- Triads, Throuples, and Threesomes: Dangers and Joys of Unicorn Hunting
BDSM/Kinky Sex
- Understanding BDSM: Practices and Motivations
- Types of Kinks: Dynamics of the Most Popular Forms of Kinky Sex
- Intersections of BDSM and NonMonogamies
- Distinguishing Between Intimate Partner Violence and BDSM
- Dealing with Consent Violations for Victims and Violators
- Legal Issues for People in BDSM Relationships
LGBTQ+
- Distinguishing Between Sex, Gender, and Sexuality
- Untangling the LGBTQ+ Acronym
- Legal Issues for Sex and Gender Minorities
- Families with Transgender Members
- Gender and Sexual Diversity in the Workplace
- Sex and Gender Minority Youth
- Chosen Families and Alternative Kinship
- Sex and Gender Minorities Managing Interactions with Biolegal Families
Endorsements
“I’ve run into a few colleagues in the hall and we’ve all been chatting about how useful all of the information is and what a great presenter/speaker you are.”
-RJ, Therapist
“Dr. Eli was so warm, wise, and offered great info and grounded responses to questions.”
-MR, Counselor
“This was such a helpful, informative workshop. I walked away with concrete specific insights to apply to my practice and additional resources. Thank you!”
-PJ, Therapist
“Really helpful course. Got so much out of it!”
-EN, Therapist
“Great informational session. A new topic I learned and lots to digest, but super exciting to learn something relevant.”
-OB, Counselor
“This workshop really helped me get the tools and resources that I need to see the nuances of my clients are coming to me with when they are exploring the kink space.“
-KW, Educator
“Wonderful presentation.”
-SC, Therapist
“I loved being part of this conversation, as it was radical, non-judgmental & inclusive. I felt it important to expand the parameters to help support safekeeping in kindness/ goodness @ the outset & including something about impact to the children in the family in the conversation is important.”
-DG, Therapist
“Elizabeth (sic) Sheff was a great presenter. It was a wealth of material and she broke it down to clear sections. She conveyed all of the material in an objective way and also shared some of her personal experience which was helpful. Thank you!”
-LF, Counselor