In this post I will explain briefly what is sexology, so you get a glimpse of what it is.
Sexology is the study of human sexuality in its many aspects. There are presently three fields of professional practice in sexology: research, sexual education and clinical practice.
Sexology is studied at the university level, but the modalities within which it is studied vary depending upon the countries. In some European countries, it is necessary to be a physician doctor first in order to be a sexologist. In United States, a professional (for ex a psychiatrist, a psychologist, an anthropologist) who is specialized in the field of human sexuality can be recognized as a sexologist.
It is important to highlight the fact that the only university in the word to offer a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in sexology is found in the province of Quebec. This university is l’Université du Québec à Montréal. Thus, to be recognized as a sexologist in this province, it is necessary to possess a bachelor’s degree in sexology.
With this bachelor’s degree, a person can work in the field of sexual education, either in creating programs that are adapted to the needs of people who will receive the formation or in intervening individually with people served by public or community organisms. Moreover, a certain number of sexologists educators will also get a master's degree in sexual education in order to deepen the knowledge acquired in their undergraduate studies.
However, to be a clinical sexologist, it is necessary to get a master's degree in sexology counseling. Being specialized in the field of sexual difficulties, clinical sexologists are the professionals that are the most qualified to help people with their sexual problems. Most often, clinical sexologists receive people individually or in couple. In some cases, group therapies can also be offered for people who encounter a similar type of difficulty. There exist different sex therapy approaches and, quite often, each clinical sexologist specializes himself or herself within one or a few of these approaches.
Some of the famous sexologists’ are—
Theodor Hendrik van de Velde
Havelock Ellis
Milton Diamond
Ernest Bornemann
Kurt Freund
Anne Fausto-Sterling
Oswalt Kolle
Alfred Kinsey
The most important thing to know is that now, in modern times, there is no reason to keep quite or be ashamed of problems linked to sexuality. A bad or dysfunctional sex life is something very frustrating to both partners and sometimes it may cloud a relationship to a point of no return. Today there are many advances in the field of sexology. It is not a dirty little secret anymore. Today, the world is smaller, people worldwide suffer from basically the same things in the field of sexual problem, after all we all still mate in the same way. Problems like sexual addiction can be cured by therapy. Fetishes such as S&M are no longer considered abnormal and are encouraged to be fully explored. Its' a much wider and more open world out there, there is no need to suffer, be open as well and seek help.
