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Article: Sexual health and the EA professional: developing an understanding of sexual health and taking steps to recognize its importance can improve the treatment of clients with sexual health concerns.
- Article from:
- The Journal of Employee Assistance
- Article date:
- April 1, 2009
- Author:
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The relationship between the work environment and sexual health issues is a taboo topic in the United States and most countries. The employee assistance professional, however, needs a basic understanding of sexual health to address clients' concerns and provide appropriate assessment and referral services.
Consider the following: It is estimated that approximately 3-6 percent of the U.S. population struggles with sexual compulsivity/addiction behavior problems (sash.net). The use of the Internet at work for virtual sex is well documented (Cooper 2002), while the rise of social networking to cope with loneliness highlights the striving for human connection (Hu ...