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Total Credits: 3 APA Credit, 3 NBCC Credit
Description:
We will explore the impact of pornography in our culture on sexual identity development and how that affects men discerning the priesthood, seminary life, and priestly ministry. We will include an overview of the harmful effects of pornography on sexual identity development. We will discuss the characteristics of healthy sexual development and maturity for priests. We will discuss the addictive nature of pornography and masturbation. We will discuss typical treatment interventions and special considerations and factors specific to priests and seminarians. We will provide clinical case composites to demonstrate these unique challenges and tailored interventions.
Category of Education: D1.1 Assessment/ Evaluation, Intervention
Intended Audience:
Psychologists
Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, Addiction Counselors
Clergy/Religious
Content Learning Level: Intermediate
Schedule:
10:00 - 11:30: Lecture on the concept (90 minutes)
11:30 - 11:45: Break (15 minutes)
11:45 - 1:15: Clinical application/Q&A (90 minutes)
Learning Objectives:
Define healthy sexual identity development and the Church’s teaching on celibate chastity for priests.
Define Pornography Addiction and its harmful effect on human development and more specifically on seminary formation and priesthood.
Identify unique cultural considerations and targeted treatment interventions for this special population.
Apply understanding of pornography addiction in seminarians and priests through composite cases reviewing best practices in treatment.
Commercial support for the program or instructor(s) and other relationships that could be reasonably construed as a conflict of interest: None
Cancelation Policy:
Refunds will not be offered for this event. However, registrants who cannot attend live are able to select the option to watch on demand and complete the home study to receive CE credits (if offered) at a later date. Any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to admin@catholicpsychotherapy.org for more details.
The Catholic Psychotherapy Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Catholic Psychotherapy Association maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Emily Dowdell, Psy.D. earned her Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from the Institute for the Psychological Sciences (IPS) at Divine Mercy University, in Arlington, VA. She previously studied Theology and Philosophy while obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in Multimedia Communications from Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio.
Dr. Dowdell has had a diverse training experience, working in a variety of settings including outpatient clinics, residential substance use programs, and state and private psychiatric hospitals. She completed her pre-internship year at the Psychiatric Institute of Washington, DC and her internship and postdoctoral fellowship at Riverview Psychiatric Center in Augusta, Maine. She recently worked with the CatholicPsych Institute, as the Director of Assessments, where she provided individual and marital therapy, and psychological evaluations.
Dr. Dowdell is trained in adolescent, adult, marital, family, and group therapies as well as psychological testing, including evaluations for discerners of the priesthood or religious life. She is an active member of the Catholic Psychotherapy Association (CPA). Dr. Dowdell is currently working at Ruah Woods Psychological Services, providing traditional psychotherapy grounded in a Catholic-Christian anthropology and conducting evaluations with the team for seminary and religious discerners.
Dr. Dowdell is originally from Rhode Island, born and raised Catholic. She now lives in the Cincinnati, OH area with her husband and three boys.