Fellowship in Human Sexuality

Goals

• Provide the most up-to-date training in the assessment and treatment of a variety of sexual problems
• Build competency in the promotion of sexual health
• Promote growth and skill in research design, analysis and report writing

Fellows are expected to:

• Treat a variety of sexual problems under supervision
• Specialize in the following clinical specialties:
• sexual and relationship dysfunction
• intimacy dysfunction
• compulsive sexual behavior
• sexual offenses
• sexual abuse
• child and adolescent sexual problems
• conflict or confusion regarding sexual orientation
• paraphilia
• gender dysphoria
• HIV
• Hone skills in research design, analysis, article writing for peer-reviewed research journals, and the development of new projects and grant applications; areas of research specialization depend on the applicant's research interests and qualifications

Training
The staff at the Program in Human Sexuality utilize both individual and group supervision in the training of postdoctoral fellows, who provide 25 hours of direct patient care per week. Fellows receive two hours of individual supervision per week. In addition, fellows receive up to 3.5 hours of group supervision for various groups (e.g., transgender services, relational and sex therapy, and sex offender services) and additional training opportunities. Finally, as part of the 10% research requirement of the fellowship, fellows meet regularly with an assigned research supervisor and are expected to produce at least one publishable article during the time of their fellowship.

Fellows are evaluated at three months and one year. These evaluations provide fellows the opportunity to both give and receive feedback about how the fellowship is going. Evaluations are conducted in a face-to-face meeting with the fellow's primary supervisor. Fellows are informed about due process procedures in the event of a grievance.