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ASPSH’s online workshops are developed and facilitated by sexual health experts in our communities. We acknowledge our workshops as reflective and supportive of a variety of perspectives that encourage discussion and dialogue and as such, the information presented is that of the workshop facilitator.

ASPSH’s online workshops are offered asynchronously. You can work through the content at your own pace, on your own time! Each workshop has a start date listed which indicates when the first module will be available. The next two modules will be shared over the following two weeks.

Please note: at the moment, our website is only taking payments via PayPal. If you would like to register for a workshop but do not have access to PayPal, please get in touch with ASPSH’s Education Coordinator: erica.aspsg@gmail.com to coordinate an etransfer to sign up. Thank you!

This workshop will be online starting October 20. You will receive a link to sign into the online platform a couple days before workshop access begins.

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Uncovering Disabled Desire: Chronic Pain, Disability, and Disabled Sexuality
from $30.00

Available online starting October 20. You will receive a link to sign into the online platform a couple days before workshop access begins.

Disabled people and people living with chronic pain are often excluded from conversations about sex and sexuality—in healthcare, education, research, and even within social movements.

This workshop invites participants to explore how ableism and structural stigma shape experiences of disability and sexuality. Focusing on physical and invisible disabilities, Jenise draws on clinical and research expertise to share current evidence, case examples, and reflection activities that encourage sexual health providers to reimagine erotic possibility for disabled bodies.

Topics include:

  • The concept of disabled sexuality and why it matters

  • How chronic pain and disability affect sexual function, pleasure, identity, and intimacy

  • The absence of pleasure in clinical and educational discourses

  • Sexual citizenship, sexual assistance, and care-based models of intimacy

  • Practical strategies for health care providers

Developed by Jenise Finlay (she/her), PhD Candidate, MN, BScN, RN

*This workshop will be running unfacilitated, however if you have questions or need any support please reach out to ec@aspshboard.ca.

Looking for more?

ASPSH is currently reimagining our educational offerings to best fit community needs! Check back here in late 2025 for an update on upcoming workshops, webinars, and more!

FAQs

  • Not at all! ASPSH’s online workshops are completely asynchronous, meaning that you can work through them whenever you have the time throughout the 3 weeks a workshop is offered.

    Our online workshops are great for professionals or students who want to learn about a topic in sexual health and require flexibility.

    If you need a bit more time to complete your workshop, send an email to erica.aspsh@gmail.com.

  • Yes! A certificate of completion is awarded if you complete 90% or more of the online content and engage in all of the discussion questions. The certificates are manually generated upon request so please do not hesitate to reach out if you would like one after you have finished your workshop!

  • We are always interested in hearing ideas for online workshops that align with our mission! ASPSH aims to centre a variety of different perspectives and voices in our online offerings and would love to hear what you are thinking.

    Contact our Education Coordinator, erica.aspsh@gmail.com, to share your idea.