See Dr. Woody's professional resume &
current university teaching schedule.
| Endorsements for Dr. Woody's book How Can We Talk About That? |
| James
Garbarino, Ph.D., Co-Director, Family Life Development Center, Cornell
University
Ann L. Hanson, Minister for Children, Families
and Human Sexuality Advocacy, United Church of Christ
Jean D. Koehler, Ph.D., President-Elect of the
American Association of Sex Educators, Counselor and Therapists
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| Dr. Woody's New Book: How Can We
Talk About That? |
How Can We Talk About That?
aims to empower parents to do the unthinkable: consciously and effectively
take charge of their child's sex education. The book guides parents to cast
aside our culture's typical legacy about sex education--"Don't ask, don't
tell." It shows them how to make sure that they know more about sex than
their kids. Most parents sincerely want to give their child both the facts
of sex and moral guidance, but, because of their own personal hang-ups, they
cannot figure out how to do this.
Instead of the "wait and
see" or "wait and worry" approach, Dr. Woody shows parents how to get prepared,
get over hang-ups, and get smarter about and more comfortable with sexual
topics than their kids are. With new commitment and skills, parents can help
their young people avoid the serious sexual risks in today's world.
Step by step, this book
helps moms and dads take inventory of their own sex lives and possible hang-ups
and adopt a parental team approach toward their child's sex education, including
deciding on the moral values and standards about sex that they want to pass
on to their child. Following this preparation, readers learn the central
sexual issues that kids need to learn about at each stage of development.
By taking charge through these steps, parents can benefit from resolving
their own sexual concerns as well as fostering their children's healthy sexual
development.
Woody has extensive experience
as a clinician and has provided individual, couple, family, and sex therapy
to clients for over two decades. She is also the author of Treating Sexual
Distress: Integrative Systems Therapy (Sage, 1992), a textbook widely
used in training programs for family therapists. Dr. Woody has been a frequent
presenter at national professional conferences. She is a Clinical Member and
Approved Supervisor of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
and a Certified Sex Therapist (American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors
and Therapists).
Dr. Woody has published
research and other articles on sexuality, sex therapy, divorce adjustment,
professional ethics, youth mentoring, and other topics. Along
with colleague Henry D'Souza, she developed the Sexual Interaction System
Scale, which is included in the Handbook of Sexuality-Related Measures
(Sage, 1998). She holds a PhD in English from Michigan State University and
an MSW from Western Michigan University. In Nebraska, she is a licensed
marriage and family therapist and licensed clinical social worker. She holds
similar professional licenses in Florida that are currently on inactive status.
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Hear Dr. Woody's recent radio interview