Upcoming Events / Training Sessions
Sexual Health Conversations, Los Angeles County DCFS
On-Going Trainings
Los Angeles County, CA
Previous Trainings and Workshops
San Diego County Office of Education- Best Practices for Working with LGBTQIA+ Youth in Educational Environments
November 27, 2018 | San Marcos, CA
AAMFT Seminars - A Sexual Health Approach to Psychotherapy
November 18, 2018 | Louisville, KY
Nashville OCSB Advanced Training Workshop
November 16, 2018 | Nashville, TN
Sessions Live - The Masculinity Paradox
November 10, 2018 | New York, NY
NSTA Presents The Harvey Institute OSCB Training
October 6, 2018 | Northamton, MA
SSTAR 2018 Fall Clinical Case Conference
October 5, 2018 | New York, NY
World Sexual Health Day North America 2018
September 28, 2018 | Stanford, CA
Academy for Professional Excellence - Family Compassiona and the LGBTQIA+ Community
September 18, 2018 | San Diego, CA
Northwest Institute of Addiction Studies - 44th Annual Conference
July 18, 2018 - July 20, 2018 | Portland, OR
2018 National Title X Reproductive Conference
July 15, 2018 - July 18, 2018 | Kansas City, MO
Academy for Professional Excellence - Public Child Welfare Training Academy June 29, 2018
June 29, 2018 | San Diego, CA
Academy for Professional Excellence - Public Child Welfare Training Academy June 12, 2018
June 12, 2018 | San Diego, CA
RMSS Spring Clinical Training with Doug Braun-Harvey
June 8, 2018 - June 9, 2018 | Salt Lake City, UT
OCSB Training - Madison, WI
May 30, 2018 - May 31, 2018 | Madison, WI
Current Perspectives On Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity & Trauma
May 10, 2018 | Dallas, TX
CACC 2018 Annual Conference
April 26, 2018 | San Diego, CA
Rethinking Sex Addiction: PD event with Doug Braun-Harvey
March 29, 2018 | Melbourne, AUS
HDCN 6326-001 Advanced Sexuality Counseling/Therapy
March 29, 2018 - April 9, 2018 | Sydney, Australia
San Diego Center for Children - Having A Sexual Health Conversation
March 9, 2018 | San Diego, CA
Los Angeles - DCFS
March 9, 2018 | Los Angeles, CA
San Diego State University - CEU 2018 - Talking About Sex
March 8, 2018 | San Diego, CA
American Group Psychotherapy Association Meeting
February 28, 2018 - March 3, 2018 | Houston, TX
44th Annual TAMFT Conference and Experience
February 21, 2018 - February 24, 2018 | Irving, TX
32nd Annual San Diego International Conference on Child & Family Maltreatment
January 28, 2018 - February 2, 2018 | San Diego, CA
Relationship Training Institute
November 11, 2017 | San Diego, CA
Contemporary Forums
September 20, 2017 - September 23, 2017 | Washington, DC
Sexual Health as the Emerging Ally for HIV Prevention and Treatment in Texas
September 7, 2017 | Texas
2017 National Sexual Health Conference
July 7, 2017 | Denver, CO
49th Annual AASECT Conference
June 15, 2017 - June 18, 2017 | Las Vegas, NV
24th Annual Children’s Behavioral Health Conference
May 17, 2017 | Norman, OK
San Diego State University - CEU - Talking About Sex
May 12, 2017 | San Diego, CA
30th Annual HIV/AIDS on the Front Lines Conference
May 3, 2017 | Irvine, CA
Harvey Institute Workshop at SMU
April 22, 2017 | plano, TX
Pink Therapy Conference 2017
March 24, 2017 | London, United Kingdom
Harvey Institute Advanced Training Workshop - OCSB Group Therapy
March 9, 2017 - March 11, 2017 | San Diego, CA
PESI Presents Douglas Braun-Harvey - Talking About Sex
March 3, 2017 | Various Locations
Southwest Sexual Health Alliance Presents Douglas Braun-Harvey
January 21, 2017 | Austin, TX
Seattle Pacific University Presents Douglas Braun-Harvey
January 14, 2017 | Seattle, WA
St Raphael Wellness Center Sex & Addictions Conference 2016
November 15, 2016 | Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada
Group Psychotherapy Association of Los Angeles Presents The Harvey Institute
November 13, 2016 | Los Angeles, CA
Academy for Professional Excellence - Public Child Welfare Training Academy 2016
November 10, 2016 | San Diego, CA
Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy Presents - Treating OCSB: Rethinking Sex Addiction
October 29, 2016 | New York, NY
SSTAR 2016 Annual Meeting
April 14, 2016 | Chicago, IL
The Harvey Institute Presents - Rethinking Sex Addiction
April 11, 2016 | Royal Oak, MI
Training & Workshop Topics
Sexual Health in Drug and Alcohol Treatment
“Sexual Health: A New Ally for Improving Drug and Alcohol Treatment”
Previous conferences and workshop locations:
- Maryland Infectious Disease and Environmental Health Administration and Maryland Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration;
- Texas Department of State Health Services;
- Annual Northwest Institute of Addictions Studies Conference,
- Portland, Oregon; Hazelden Graduate School,
- San Diego County Health and Human Services;
- University of Western Sydney Australia, School of Social Sciences and Psychology; University of Utah School of Medicine, School on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependencies;
- National Conference on Addiction Disorders Annual Conference;
- Sex Ed conference: Center for Family Life Education, New Jersey;
- Eastern Group Psychotherapy Association Annual Conference, New York City;
- National Conference for Male Family Planning and Reproductive Health;
- National Reproductive Health Conference: Title X New Orleans, Louisiana;
- Maryland’s Annual Reproductive Health Update, Baltimore, Maryland
Sexual-health model for decreasing relapse risk among women and men with high sex/drug-linked addiction and improving drug and alcohol treatment outcomes. Workshop based upon his two books “Sexual Health in Drug and Alcohol Treatment: Group Facilitator’s Manual” and “Sexual Health in Recovery: A Professional Counselor’s Manual”.
Treating Out-of-Control Sexual Behavior (OCSB)
“Out of Control Sexual Behavior (OCSB): Theory, Assessment and Treatment”
Locations include: New York City, Boulder Colorado, San Francisco and San Diego California; Annual Networker Conference, Washington DC; American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) Annual Meeting; Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS); Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health (SASH)
Doug Braun-Harvey’s innovative OCSB treatment model based on over 20 years of clinical experience (co-developed with Michael Vigorito) combines extensive clinical practice with science and research from sexual health, human behavior, motivational change, attachment, self-regulation and eroticism within a combined individual and group therapy treatment model. The collaborative client/therapist treatment relationship is founded on the principle of men taking responsibility for defining and integrating their personal sexual health vision.
Integrating Sexual Health within Individual, Couples, Family and Group psychotherapy
“Sexual Health Principles for Couples and Their Therapists”
- The Couples Institute online training program; Ellen Bader
- University of California Faculty and Staff Assistance Program, San Diego, California
Sexual health principles improve therapist confidence and willingness to guide couples away from avoidant or dismissive approaches to their sexuality. A best practice sexual health integration method is proposed to expand couples and relationship therapy beyond sexual disorder and problem focused treatment toward a collaborative therapist and client vision of sexual health.
“Sexual Health in Psychotherapy”
- Naval Medical Center San Diego;
- Iowa Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, Des Moines, Iowa
Sexual activity, sexual desires and sexual behavior is often linked with presenting emotional, psychological and relational problems and disorders. Integrating sexual health and sexuality within psychiatry and psychotherapy is an essential component of successful treatment outcomes.
“Sexual Health and Group Psychotherapy.”
- American Group Psychotherapy Annual Meeting;
- Group Psychotherapy Association of Los Angeles;
- Austin Group Psychotherapy Association,
- San Diego Group Psychotherapy Association,
- Eastern Group Psychotherapy Association.
Sexual health research and knowledge is an untapped resource for group therapists to improve treatment outcomes. Three fundamental functions for leaders of sexual health based group work support the exploration of sexual pleasure, arousal, and desire while mitigating therapist and group member defenses and fears associated with honest and vulnerable disclosure of sexual history, behavior, and feelings.
Sexual Health Integration within HIV Prevention and Treatment
“Sexual Health Approaches for HIV Counseling and Treatment”
- AIDS Grand Rounds, University of California, Irvine;
- Shanti Orange County, California
- State of California Early Intervention Program, 10 city tour.
- Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin, Texas
Sexual health approaches to proactively address the link between out of control sexual behavior, condomless sex and substance abuse treatment outcomes.
LGBTQ Youth and Sexual health
“Risk and Resiliency Factors for LGBTQ Youth”
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Child Traumatic Stress Network Conference, Falls Church, VA
Providing tools and techniques to assist mental health service providers in working effectively with LGBTQ youth.
Integrating Sexual Health within Trauma Informed Practices
“A New Framework for Sexual Health: Redefining Sexuality Post-Trauma”
- Beth Israel Hospital, New York City
Increasing trauma therapist’s comfort, willingness and knowledge to initiate and facilitate sexual health conversations through six fundamentals of sexual health. Sexual health conversation skills frame treatment and guide individual, couple, and family therapy. Comprehensive sexual health training is an ally for successful sexual trauma assessment and treatment.
“The Changing Relationship Between Sexual Health and Child Sexual Abuse Treatment: How Do Therapists Prepare?”
- Chadwick Center International Conference on Child Maltreatment, San Diego, California.
- Midwest Conference on Child Maltreatment, Madison, Wisconsin; Prevent Child Abuse Utah Annual Joining Forces Conference, Layton, Utah:
“Using Assessment Information to Drive Treatment Planning: A Comprehensive Trauma-informed Mental Health Assessment Process for Children Involved in the Child Welfare System”
- International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Philadelphia, PA
A comprehensive mental health assessment, including sexual health, will result in more effective and efficient clinical interventions.
“Therapy Transcends Disciplines: We All Can Be Agents for Change with Traumatized Children”
- Pan-American Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, Bogota, Colombia
Everyone who interacts with an individual who has experienced trauma has the capacity to be a crucial part of the healing process.
“Understanding the Emotional Impact of Abuse on Children”
Ecuadorian National Conference on Abused and Maltreated Children, Quito, Ecuador
Physical and sexual abuse can result in long lasting emotional scars. First responders, care takers, mental health service providers and even policy makers can assist in the process of healing these wounds.
Integrating Sexual Health Treatment Approaches for Victims of Sexual Abuse
“Understanding Trauma in Sexual Assault Victims”
- Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, Los Angeles, CA
Sexual health tools for law enforcement personnel in order to assist in the successful investigating and prosecuting of sexual assault cases.
“Male Victims of Sexual Assault: Letting Their Voices Be Heard”
- Police Chief’s Conference on Responding to Sexual Assault Crimes, Los Angeles, CA
Often overlooked and under reported, male sexual assault investigations require an added level of understanding about the correlation between trauma response and gender.