TY - JOUR
T1 - Identity, training, and expertise among sexual health professionals
AU - Zamboni, Brian D
PY - 2009/4/1
Y1 - 2009/4/1
N2 - The current study explores identity, training, and reported areas of expertise among sexual health professionals. Members of sexual health organizations (n = 500) completed an Internet survey. Personal interest in sexuality best predicted a priori planning to enter the field. Few individuals reported advanced training in sexual health, but those who did reported more mentorship, training satisfaction, and current work hours focused on sexual health. Participants reported more work in sex therapy than in sex education or research. Female and male sexual dysfunction received more professional attention at the expense of specialized topics. To nurture sexual health as a field, more training opportunities, more sex research, more sex education, and more attention to marginalized topics are needed.
AB - The current study explores identity, training, and reported areas of expertise among sexual health professionals. Members of sexual health organizations (n = 500) completed an Internet survey. Personal interest in sexuality best predicted a priori planning to enter the field. Few individuals reported advanced training in sexual health, but those who did reported more mentorship, training satisfaction, and current work hours focused on sexual health. Participants reported more work in sex therapy than in sex education or research. Female and male sexual dysfunction received more professional attention at the expense of specialized topics. To nurture sexual health as a field, more training opportunities, more sex research, more sex education, and more attention to marginalized topics are needed.
KW - Education
KW - Profession
KW - Research
KW - Sexual health
KW - Training
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U2 - 10.1080/19317610903032237
DO - 10.1080/19317610903032237
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:70849118936
SN - 1931-7611
VL - 21
SP - 132
EP - 144
JO - International Journal of Sexual Health
JF - International Journal of Sexual Health
IS - 2
ER -