Debunking myths about sex workers
Posted on October 13th, 2010
By Korina Jochim, MA, MFT-I
Recently, I had the opportunity to present during the 2010 Society for the advancement of Sexual Health Conference (SASH) in Boston, along with four of SRI’s sexual addiction specialists. The annual conference drew professionals from both the U.S. and international programs who want to continue their education in the emerging field of sexual addiction. My presentation, “Addicted to ‘The Life’? Debunking myths about sex workers, who they are, and how to treat them,” covered a topic that those in our field are not as familiar with.
I covered the following during my presentation, to inform those about this other side of sex addiction and hopefully clarified myths about the sex worker industry:
- Differentiate between different types of sex work, and learn about the culture of sex workers
- Identify specific issues sex workers bring into treatment (case studies)
- Assess for history of sex work
- Outreach to sex worker populations