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| Editor | Peggy J. Kleinplatz |
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| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Non-fiction, Biography |
| Published | 2001 (Brunner-Routledge, Taylor & Francis) |
| Media type | Print (hardback, paperback) |
| Pages | 375 |
| ISBN | 9780876309674 |
| OCLC | 804013010 |
New Directions in Sex Therapy: Innovations and Alternatives is a 2001 book by the Canadian sexologist Peggy J. Kleinplatz. It provides alternatives to the then conventional clinical strategies of treating sexual problems with medical and drug interventions.
Meg Barker, in a review of New Directions in Sex Therapy, wrote "it gives us a much-needed critique of existing ways of understanding, and working with, sex in the therapy room.", and although having concerns about the lack of a chapter on bisexuality and the apparent underlying assumption that relationships should be sexual, concluded "I hope that this collection will encourage practitioners to critically consider the assumptions and practices that they may be taking for granted, and to start out in a new alternative direction that is truly transformative." [3]
New Directions in Sex Therapy has also been reviewed by Sexual and Relationship Therapy , [4] Psychotherapy in Australia, [5] American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy , [6] and the Journal of Psychology and Christianity . [7]
It won a 2013 American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AASECT) book award as "a book that makes a significant contribution to AASECTs vision of sexual health and to the clinical and educational standards of the field." [8]
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{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)The book will help to bridge the gap between sex therapy and couple and family therapy practice. I highly recommend it as a required text for both master's- and doctoral-level sex therapy courses. My students found that it helped them to think critically about their practices and give them permission to deviate from standard sex therapy interventions. In an age where pharmacologicial and medical interventions have dominated sexual relationships this book will revive sex therapy practice by putting the person back into treatment.