Resources
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Helpful Books
Recommended Book List for women
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Urban Tantra – Sacred Sex for the 21st Century by Barbara Carrellas
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Women who run with wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés
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Women who love too much by Robin Norwood
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Shame is over by Anja Meulenbelt
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Cry hard and swim by Jacqueline Spring
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Feel the fear and do it anyway by Susan Jeffers
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A Woman in Your Own Right: Assertiveness and You by Ann Dickson
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The mirror within by Anne Dickson
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My Secret Garden by Nancy Friday
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My mother, my self by Nancy Friday
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A Woman’s Experience of Sex by Sheila Kitzinger
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Becoming Orgasmic by Julia R. Heiman & Joseph LoPicollo
Recommended Book List for men
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Multi-orgasmic Man: The Sexual Secrets That Every Man Should Know by Mantak Chia and Douglas Abrams Arava
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The New Male Sexuality by B. Zilbergeld
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Enchanted Boy by Richie McMullen
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Enchanted Youth by Richie McMullen
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Men in Love by Nancy Friday
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Iron John by Robert Bly
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I Don't Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression by Terrence Real
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No More Mr. Nice Guy! by Robert A. Glover
Books for men and women
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The Joy of Sex by Alex Comfort
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The Greatest Guide to Sex by Julie Peasgood
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Codependent No More by Melody Beattie
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Useful Links
Transgender Links
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Teni
Jammidodger Youtube blogger
Youth information on Sexual Health Links
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Spunout
Brook
Sexual Enhancers and Accessories Links
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The pleasure chest
Hot Octopuss
Sh! women's emporium
Sex Education on Female Masturbation Link
OMGYES
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3.
A Therapist's Creed
We are here to listen…not to work miracles…
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We are here to help you discover what you are feeling… not to make the feeling go away…
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We are here to help you identify your options… not to decide for you what you should to do…
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We are here to discuss steps with you… not take steps for you…
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We are here to help you discover your own strength… not to rescue you and leave you still vulnerable…
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We are here to help you discover that you can help yourself… Not to take responsibility for you…
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We are here to help you learn to choose… not to make it unnecessary for you to make difficult choices…
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We are here to provide support for change…
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4.
Ethical Principles of COSRT
The code is underpinned by the following ethical principles:
Trustworthiness:
striving for the highest standards of professional competence, integrity and fitness to practise.
Respect:
for the dignity, autonomy and right to self-determination of the Client.
Beneficence:
promotion of the wellbeing of the Client and acting in their best interests.
Non-maleficence:
avoidance by the Member of exploitation and abuse: that is to do no harm to the Client.
Anti-discrimination:
commitment by the Member to work on the basis of equality, transparency and fairness.