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Quackary?
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This documentary on the topic may be of interest:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0158863/
An early work from fab doc director Kirby Dick, but not without merit.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0158863/
An early work from fab doc director Kirby Dick, but not without merit.
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There just aren't sex surrogates anymore. Going to see if I can track down the article I read not too long ago where these two women were offering these services to "cuddle" with folks. No sexual activity, only to offer "cuddle" services for those who needed more intimate physical contact in time of more emotional need or some such rationalization...
I don't think it's prostitution at all. Surrogate therapy isn't focused on sex, though sexual activity may be a part of it for some clients. It's about working with a person to become comfortable with her or his body, with physical intimacy (not necessarily sex) and sensation, with emotional intimacy, and, possibly, with sexual experiences. People who seek the services of a surrogate include people with physical disabilities who may be unfamiliar and/or uncomfortable with being touched by people who aren't medical professionals or caregivers. Also, people with a trauma history can benefit from the services of a competent, trained surrogate to address the anxiety they might experience during intimate encounters.
What surrogates do and what prostitutes do are two very different things, though they both may have sex with clients for money.
What surrogates do and what prostitutes do are two very different things, though they both may have sex with clients for money.
There are very few surrogate partners in practice, so most of the literature out there involves case studies.
Surrogate partner therapy isn't new and I don't really see anyone (quacks or anyone else) pushing it. I'm curious as to why you believe it's harmful. Perhaps part of the problem is that it's an unregulated term - anyone can call himself or herself a surrogate. There is an organization that provides training to surrogates, the International Professional Surrogates Association. People like Vera Blanchard and Cheryl Cohen Greene have written and spoken much about surrogate partner therapy. (It is Cheryl Cohen Greene who was Mark O'Brien's surrogate, as featured in the new film The Sessions.)
Surrogate partner therapy isn't new and I don't really see anyone (quacks or anyone else) pushing it. I'm curious as to why you believe it's harmful. Perhaps part of the problem is that it's an unregulated term - anyone can call himself or herself a surrogate. There is an organization that provides training to surrogates, the International Professional Surrogates Association. People like Vera Blanchard and Cheryl Cohen Greene have written and spoken much about surrogate partner therapy. (It is Cheryl Cohen Greene who was Mark O'Brien's surrogate, as featured in the new film The Sessions.)
Randomized trials...
Group A gets sex
Group B doesn't get sex
Group C thinks they are getting sex
Sounds an aweful lot like high school.
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It also makes our profession look, at best, like complete *****s.
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I follow the threads here from time to time. Not sure if this stuff has had much attention. Check it out
http://www.rapidresolutiontherapy.com/
Total joke. There was a nut of a therapist (like the kind who sells special oils, gems, and magnets) to clients. She was promoting herself as certified in this treatment. Nutz!
http://www.rapidresolutiontherapy.com/
Total joke. There was a nut of a therapist (like the kind who sells special oils, gems, and magnets) to clients. She was promoting herself as certified in this treatment. Nutz!