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In This Issue: April, 2009
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  1. About Joe's Psychotherapy and Coaching Practice
  2. 2 **NEW** products on working with couples: Straight Guise and Male Sexual Abuse Survivors
  3. 2009 Spring Workshop
  4. 2009 Spring Presentations
  5. Mother-son Incest
  6. Joe's Books & Products (Recorded Teleclasses, Mp3's, Auto-Responders)

1. Joe Kort's Psychotherapy and Coaching Practice

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JOE'S BLOGS:

Outside the Kort Room

An extension of my website where I periodically write about current events regarding the things I specialize in.

Straight Guise Blog

A resource about straight men who have sex with other men.

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JOE'S RELATED WEBSITES:

Gay Affirmative Therapy

A resource for therapists working with gays and lesbians.

Straight Guise

A website with information about straight men who have sex with other men

 

**These blogs are about current events, books, workshops, articles, movies

and anything related to my specialties within my private practice.

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Quick Links to www.joekort.com


Individual, Group and Couple's Psychotherapy

Telephone Coaching and Consultation

Clinical Consulting and Supervision Services for Psychotherapists 

Frequently Asked Questions about hiring Joe Kort for his services

 
2. Two **NEW** products on relationships: Straight Guise and Male Sexual Abuse Survivors

 

I have added 2 ***NEW*** products to my www.joekortclasses.com website.

First is a teleclass I did for therapists working with heterosexual couples where the male partner is having sex or sexual fantasies with other men. I make the distinction between whether the men are gay, bisexual or straight and how the couple can talk about and understand what this means for the relationship.

Click here to listen to a preview of this audio on straight men who have sex with men in relationship with women and also if you wish to purchase it.

Second is a teleclass I did for therapist working with heterosexual couples where the male partner is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. I talk about how it manifests within the relationship and the signs and symptoms behaviorally in the male partner as well as treatment recommendations.

Click here to listen to a preview of this audio on male sexual abuse in relationships and also if you wish to purchase it.

 

3. 2009 Spring Workshops
 

2009 WORKSHOPS:

 

Reclaiming the Man in the Mirror

A Workshop on sex, love and intimacy for gay/bisexual men

May 2-3, 2000

(Listen to a free audio about Reclaiming the Man in the Mirror

at http://www.joekortclasses.com/default.asp?id=3117)

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To register for any of these workshops click here

 

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4. 2009 Presentations

2009 PRESENTATIONS

 

41st Annual AASECT Conference in Phoenix, Arizona

"Straight Guise: Treating Heterosexual Men Who Have Sex with Men"

Saturday May 16, 2009

 

Presenter: Joe Kort, MA, MSW, LMSW

When a male client reveals he fantasizes about having sex with men, is caught looking at online gay porn and in gay chat rooms, and possibly is having sex with men, the tendency is to label the client as gay or bisexual. However, for many of these men this is not about either. A variety of reasons exist as to why men seek other men for sex which are not about a gay identity. Therapists, being politically correct, often believe the man is in denial about his homosexuality or bisexuality and move him in a direction toward coming out gay when--in fact--he is not. This presentation will discuss ways understanding the male client’s interest in sexual contact with men, and helping him decide what course of treatment is best for him.

 

Click here to listen to a preview of this audio on straight men who have sex with men in relationship with women and also if you wish to purchase it.

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Jewish Family Service of Metropolitan Detroit

Becoming the Men They Were Meant to Be: Helping Sexually Abused Males

Thursday, June 4, 2009
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Jewish Family Service of Metropolitan Detroit

www.jfsdetroit.org

6555 West Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
Contact: Stephanie Appel 248-592-2667 or sappel@jfsdetroit.org

Presenter: Joe Kort, MA, MSW, LMSW

Learning Objectives:

Approximately one in six boys is sexually abused before age 16. Often males who have been sexually traumatized and/or abused behaviorally act out with affairs, have sexual identity confusion, cannot commit to partners, display hypersexuality and sexual anorexia and so on. Therapists will learn how to differentiate which types of abuse cause which type of sexual and intimacy problems in their clients’ lives, and how to assess this in therapy. Therapists will also learn the differences between overt and covert sexual abuse and the different ways these manifest in their clients’ lives.

  1. This course will review the common categories and scenarios of sexually abused men and how to identify indicators.
  2. Participants will learn about the different manifestations presented when the perpetrator is male vs. female.
  3. This course will initiate discussion and present clinical implications in the context of treating sexually abused men who are acting out.

 

 

5. Mother-son incest

In my talks about male survivors of sexual abuse I include mothers who incest their sons. No one talks, much less writes, about mothers who sexually abuse their sons. Quite a bit of research has focused on girls sexually abused by adult males, and—as you might expect—there are literally hundreds of books and research articles on fathers who commit incest on their daughters. Yet there’s little if any information on females sexually abusing children—particularly boys—and especially not their own sons. I found one book, Female Sexual Abuse of Children, edited by Michelle Elliott, devoted to the dynamics, with an entire chapter devoted to the case of one woman abused in an incestuous relationship with her own mother.8 Even in this book, information about mothers sexually abusing their sons is scattered and minimal. Enter mother-son incest in most search engines and you’ll find very few legitimate entries, most of which direct you to the same few sites. The rest are all porn.


But thousands of legitimate Web sites offer information about fathers who abuse their daughters sexually. Also, an increasing number of journal articles, chapters in books, and pamphlets discuss mothers who abuse their daughters—but not those who perpetrate incest on their sons. Other than a story here and a case history there about a boy sexually abused by his mother—in books about male survivors of sexual abuse—virtually nothing is devoted exclusively to the topic. One book titled Mother-Son Incest: The Unthinkable Broken Taboo, by Hani Miletski, is filled with much solid, valuable information, but has little if any information on gay male victims. On her Web site, psychotherapist Kali Munro writes about mother-son incest in an article about female perpetrators of sexual abuse. But even there, the mother-son piece is minimal!

Click here to listen to a preview of this audio on male sexual abuse in relationships and also if you wish to purchase it.

 

 

 
6. Joe's Books and Products

Joe's Products

Visit my products Websites

At my products page, you will find everything from workshops I am doing, classes I am facilitating as well as recorded mp3's and podcasts for you to listen to if you are unable to attend any of my events live.

I hope you enjoy them and that they provide an educational resource for you from any of my specialties. I have been a therapist since 1985 and have had numerous training's in each of my specialties along with having worked with hundreds of folks who have let me into their lives and learn with them what works and what doesn't. Hopefully these classes and recordings will do the same for you!

I am working on this page all the time and adding to so please return to it and see if there are things there you would like to order including some free things as well.

The newest product I have created is an autoresponder about straight men who have sex with men. After you email the address below you will receive several emails telling you the top 5 reasons straight men choose to have sex with other men.

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For a free and confidential report on the most common questions I receive about Straight Guise sign up here ---->

JoeKortlmsw-362263@autocontactor.com

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If you want to book a signing or workshop anywhere in your area please feel free to contact Joe: joekort@joekort.com or 248-399-7317.

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10 Smart Things

Gay Men Can Do

To Improve their lives

 

Alyson Books, 2003

 

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Foreign translations of 10 Smart Things Gay Men Can Do To Improve Their Lives

"In 2004 it was translated into German.

In 2005 it was translated into Spanish.

Order at Joe's Books


10 Smart Things

Gay Men Can Do

To Find Real Love

 

Alyson Books, 2006

 

Order at Joe's Books

Gay Affirmative Therapy

for the Straight Clinician:

The Essential Guide

WW Norton Books, 2008

 

 

Order at Joe's Books




A Gentle Press, 2008

Mending A Shattered Heart:

A Guide for Partners of Sex Addicts


This book contains a chapter by psychotherapist Joe Kort on straight men who have sex with men in heterosexual marriages.

Straight Guise: Is My Partner Gay?
By Joe Kort, LMSW

It offers the female partners and spouses a guide and insight into what to do and how to handle these types of situations.

For more information Click Here

Click on Joe's Library to purchase these books.

Autographed Books

You can purchase an autographed copy of Joe's books by using a credit card or sending a check, money order by clicking here.

If you want to book a signing or workshop anywhere in your area please feel free to contact Joe: joekort@joekort.com or 248-399-7317.



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