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Total Credits: 1.5 including 1.5 NBCC Credit
Description:
In the advent of pornography and the smartphone, Millennial and Gen Z seminarians and priests are exposed to sexualized content early, frequently and intensely. This poses a therapeutic question, “What are the emotional needs of these men, which are being projected onto the women they view and sexually ‘interact’ with through pornography and masturbation?” The aforementioned question requires a thorough evaluation of the mother son relationship and the experience of the man in being received by the mother and being given the “identity of son,” throughout the lifespan, at key developmental stages, as informed by the attachment literature.
The proposed presentation will outline unhealthy patterns in the mother, son relationship, common to Catholic seminarians and priests. These in turn, will be mapped to common pornographic themes, sexual boundary violations and sexual anorexia. Additionally, due to a changing cultural landscape of current vocations, as addressed in the Program for Priestly Formation, 6th Edition (2022), culturally specific maternal themes will be presented for consideration, including but not limited to Latino, Filipino, Vietnamese, Gen Z and Traditional Latin Mass populations.
Category of Education: D1.1 Assessment/ Evaluation, Intervention
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Content Learning Level: Intermediate
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| Handouts_Maribel CPA Conference_ Maternal Transference (0.69 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
Maribel graduated from the University of Dallas with a B.A. in Psychology in 2004 and from the University of North Texas with an M.A. in Counseling Psychology in 2007. Ms. Laguna is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor and Certified Sex Addiction Therapist in Dallas, Texas, where she is the founder and owner of Cor Sacrum Counseling and Consulting. She is also the past board president of the Catholic Psychotherapy Association. Maribel has worked as a counselor in a variety of settings, including the Dallas County Juvenile Detention Center, Genesis Women’s Shelter, and Dallas Independent School District Youth and Family Centers. She specializes in premarital preparation, marital counseling and vocational discernment, working closely with diocesan vocational leaders. Additionally, Maribel is a presenter at various Catholic conferences around the country and has been a guest on EWTN’s Cara a Cara.
