Workshop Details
Del will give you an update look at the issues people of all genders might face by being involved in sex work. He will examine the potential impact on mental health, routes in and out, the laws around selling sex in the UK, stigma, harms experienced, and support available. He will also look at the different types of services from the adult industries, to on street work.
Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event
- To better understand the mental health implications of sex working, including impact of stigma, isolation and violent clients
- How to adopt a language with sex workers which offers no judgement but demonstrates an insight into the nature of the work
- To understand how the current legislation around sex work in the UK can have a damaging on the mental health and well-being of those involved
Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?
- All practitioners, counsellors, and anyone interested in this sector
How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?
- To make your practice more inviting to those working within the sex industry.
Course Content
Presenter
Del has over twenty years’ experience working with marginalised and heavily stigmatised groups including LGBTQIA+, people involved in Chemsex and substance misuse, male survivors of sexual violence and domestic abuse, people living with HIV, and those involved in the sex industry. He has developed and delivered services for the NHS, Terrence Higgins Trust, National Ugly Mugs and SurvivorsUK where he is still the Senior Facilitator in their groupwork programme and runs the Surviving Chemsex group. He is the founder of Delversity and the Chair of The Josephine Butler Society.
