Certificates

Students must apply to and be accepted by the Institute to take most certificate courses.

ASSOCIATE IN SEX EDUCATION CERTIFICATE
This certificate prepares professionals to answer sexual questions and provide relevant sex education to their respective clientele. The required 150 hours of credit will focus on sex education videos, the history of sexology, and developmental sexology throughout the life span. It will include videotape courses and textbooks which the student will keep for further use, and a comprehensive workbook of monographs, the SAR Guide for a Better Sex Life, personal exercises, and self-testing forms. Tuition is $3,100, plus application fee. STUDENTS RECEIVE ALL PRINTED MATERIALS AND VIDEOTAPES AT THE TIME OF ENROLLMENT, THEREFORE, THERE WILL BE NO REFUNDS ISSUED.

CLINICAL SEXOLOGY CERTIFICATE
This certificate is given upon completion of the Associate in Sex Education and 150 additional hours of study in the following program areas: socio-cultural implications of sexology; sexual anatomy and physiology; health perspectives; sexual dysfunctions; legal/ethical issues; and erotology. Attendance at a one-week course (or two weekend courses) at the Institute is a requirement. All texts and videotapes will be retained by the student. Tuition is $3,100 or $5,989.50, plus application fee for preregistration in both courses. STUDENTS RECEIVE ALL PRINTED MATERIALS AND VIDEOTAPES AT THE TIME OF ENROLLMENT, THEREFORE, THERE WILL BE NO REFUNDS ISSUED.

SEXOLOGICAL INSTRUCTOR/ADVISOR OF AIDS/STI PREVENTION CERTIFICATE
The purpose of this state approved certificate is to upgrade the skills of those working in AIDS or other STI prevention programs who presently lack advanced formal training in sexology and to prepare those planning to enter the field of AIDS/STI prevention with sex education and therapy skills presently unavailable at other institutions of higher learning. This is the only professional sexologically-oriented AIDS/STI prevention credential available at this time.

The credential requires 20 hours of "at home" preparation, successful completion of Course #350 STI's: A Sexological Health Perspective, which is a 5-day, 3 unit practicum, and Course #311 SAR or equivalent. This program will provide basic information about the divergent sexual lifestyles and special sexual problems AIDS educators encounter daily; help participants develop an effective sexual comfort level; teach participants the relevant sexological theory and practical strategies for AIDS prevention work; address the symptoms of STIs with differential diagnosis and treatment modalities; and give participants extensive direct practical experience using sexological techniques, teaching strategies and explicit materials for AIDS/STI prevention. Cost of this program is $2,995 and includes the books, Sexual Strategies for Pleasure and Safety and the SAR Guide for a Better Sex Life.

EROTOLOGY CERTIFICATE
One trimester of graduate study in Erotology. 15 trimester units (500 contact hours). This is a survey course of the history of our erotic heritage of the 20th Century. The materials for this course are provided to each participant, and are drawn from the 15 libraries of the Exodus Trust Archives of Erotology. Workbooks, text, videos, and/or audiotapes are provided for each student to develop his/her own library. Students keep all materials provided to them. A project report is required. Tuition is $5,989.50, plus application fee.

A one-week cross-cultural experience in another country is an option for each student taking the Erotology Certificate program. When this option is taken, a project report will be expected about the cross-cultural experience, and a simple statement of completion concerning the erotological materials is all that will be required. STUDENTS RECEIVE ALL PRINTED MATERIALS AND VIDEOTAPES AT THE TIME OF ENROLLMENT, THEREFORE, THERE WILL BE NO REFUNDS ISSUED.

SEXOLOGICAL BODYWORK CERTIFICATE
This training provides direct experiential learning opportunities that emphasize embodiment. Participants use touch, breath, and movement to become familiar with, articulate about, and competent in the uses of profound ecstatic and erotic states. This course allows practitioners to bring new levels of creativity and insight from their own direct experience to their clients and students as well as to the entire field of sexology. This course was specifically designed for men and women certified in bodywork or related somatic fields. Students who are not enrolled in a degree program at the Institute, must possess more than a beginner's competence in massage and must interview with the instructor. For more information: www.sexologicalbodywork.com

This training is a half-trimester, 150-hour course. Students participate in six weeks of home study before attending 100 classroom hours in a two-week intensive format. Tuition for the Sexological Bodywork Certificate Program is $2,995. plus application fee. STUDENTS RECEIVE ALL PRINTED MATERIALS AND VIDEOTAPES AT THE TIME OF ENROLLMENT, THEREFORE, THERE WILL BE NO REFUNDS ISSUED.

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