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18-671: AASECT ( / ˈ eɪ s ɛ k t / AY -sekt ) was founded by Patricia Schiller in 1967. AASECT publishes the peer-reviewed journals American Journal of Sexuality Education and the Journal of Sex Education and Therapy . They have also published a directory of sex therapists since 1976 and have initiated therapeutic options via phone and online. AASECT is the largest organization that certifies sexual health practitioners. AASECT offers certification of sexual health practitioners in four categories: sexuality educator, sex counselor, sex therapist ( CST ) and supervisor (CST-S). The winners of

36-590: A mass resignation of Jewish and Israeli members. This article about an organization in the United States is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Patricia Schiller Patricia Schiller (October 27, 1913 - June 29, 2018) was an American lawyer, clinical psychologist and sex educator . She was a professor in the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, DC for 30 years. Patricia Schiller

54-531: A young mind. The WAS Youth Initiative Committee, was initially co-chaired by Antón Castellanos Usigli and Esther Corona, and composed of ten members belonging to Venezuela, Lebanon, Cuba, Chile, Sweden, Italy, Kenya, Australia and India is the organ within WAS that develops the Initiative. The Second World Sexual Health Day, which took place on September 4, 2011, celebrated young people's sexual health and rights because of

72-553: Is a lawyer and co-founder of prominent law firm Boies Schiller Flexner LLP . Schiller published three books, "Creative Approach to Sex Education and Counseling", 1973, which was translated into Spanish and Italian, "The Sex Profession: What Sex Therapy Can Do", 1981 and "Sex Questions Kids Ask: and How To Answer" in 2009. In 1970, she received the "Advanced Pacesetter Award" from the President’s National Advisory Board for founding Webster School, 1963 to 1967,

90-573: Is an element necessary to healthy sexuality. The Pan American Health Organization (an office of the World Health Organization ) convened a Regional Consultation on sexual health in collaboration with WAS in Antigua Guatemala , Guatemala in May 2000. The consultation resulted in a document entitled: Promotion for Sexual Health. Recommendations for Action , in which a conceptual framework for

108-425: Is from 2014. This Declaration gave an influence on The Yogyakarta Principles , especially on the idea of each person's integrity , right to issues of sexuality , including the whole spectrum of sexual and reproductive health and rights . The Declaration on Sexual Pleasure is a statement on sexual pleasure proclaimed by WAS in 2019. It was declared, in part, in reference to research that asserts sexual pleasure

126-594: The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH). In 2010, the WAS instituted September 4 as the World Sexual Health Day in an effort to increase social awareness about the role that sexuality plays in human health, and to promote the fact that sexual health is only attainable through sexual rights. The theme of the 2010 World Sexual Health Day was "Let's talk about it... an intergenerational discussion", thus, activities around

144-576: The U.S. for pregnant girls. In 1960, she received a master's degree in clinical psychology from American University in Washington, DC. She eventually convinced the Dean of Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, DC, to hire her at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. In 1967, she founded the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT), which

162-523: The WAS main goal is to promote sexual health for all through sexological science. Since its beginning, the WAS has successfully sponsored 19 international congresses, the last one being held in Gothenburg , Sweden, from June 21 to June 25, 2009. The WAS was previously named World Association for Sexology , but changed its name in order to stress that sexology is a tool for achieving sexual health. Five prominent Regional Continental Federations are members of

180-753: The WAS: The Asia and Oceania Federation of Sexology (AOFS), the European Federation of Sexology (EFS), the Latin American Federation of Sexology and Sexual Education (FLASSES), the North American Federation of Sexuality Organizations (NAFSO), and the African Federation for Sexual Health and Rights (AFSHR). WAS members also include more than 100 national and international sexological organizations, institutes and foundations. Among

198-563: The award are: In response to the October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel , Jewish members of the American issued an open letter to express frustration at the organization’s lack of response, contrasting it with previous statements on other social justice issues. The appointment of an anti-Zionist DEI board member in 2024 further fueled their discontent.. Jewish members felt their concerns were dismissed or censored, leading to accusations of antisemitism and

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216-691: The beginning of the WAS Youth Initiative and the ending of the International Year of Youth . And the third one took place on September 4 (also throughout the month of September) with the theme of "Celebrating diversity". More than 40 countries participated. The Declaration of Sexual Rights was first proclaimed on the 13th World Congress of Sexology in Valencia 1997 and revised at the 14th World Congress of Sexology in Hong Kong 1999. The current version

234-589: The first U.S. school for pregnant girls which "educated and nurtured them through their high school diplomas". The World Association for Sexual Health (WAS) awarded Schiller the Gold Medal in 1990 for her contributions to the field of sexology. World Association for Sexual Health The World Association for Sexual Health ( WAS ) is an international umbrella organization representing sexological societies and sexologists worldwide. Founded in 1978 in Rome, Italy ,

252-494: The promotion of sexual health is developed. The WAS established its youth initiative in an effort to contribute to youth's sexual health and sexual rights through a fuller participation of Youth in WAS governance, policies and activities. The WAS Youth Initiative was proposed and developed by a 22-year-old Mexican sexual health advocate and sexologist, Antón Castellanos Usigli, mentored by Esther Corona, WAS Executive Coordinator, making it an International Youth Initiative conceived by

270-721: The sexological societies belonging to WAS, we can find: the International Academy of Sex Research , the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS), the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS), the Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health , South Asia Institute for Human Sexuality (SAIHS), the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, & Therapists (AASECT) and

288-439: The world had the objective of creating dialogue between youth and adults about sexual health. More than 25 countries joined the celebration, among them: Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Sweden, Japan, Italy, Spain, Austria, etc. The second World Sexual Health Day took place on September 4, 2011, with the theme "Youth's sexual health: Shared rights and responsibilities" in order to celebrate

306-600: Was born Pearl Silverman in Brooklyn as the fourth of four children to Russian-Jewish immigrants. She attended Brooklyn Law School and received her JD in 1934. In the early 1940s she worked as a legal-aid attorney for the National Labor Relations Board . Schiller followed an interest in marriage counselling and in 1955 offered courses for the Legal Aid Society . She helped create the first public school in

324-893: Was the first U.S. accrediting organization for sex educators. She collaborated with William Masters and Virginia Johnson on guidelines and ethical standards for sexual counselors. In 1943, she married lawyer Irving Schiller, then a first lieutenant in the Army, two years after they had met. They settled in Washington, and had two children, Louise and Jonathan. The couple had a home on Martha’s Vineyard where she socialised with influential women like Mrs. Robert McNamara, Mrs. W. Willard Wirtz, and Mrs. Arthur Goldberg. The couple moved to Florida permanently in 1990 and her husband died in 2007, while she outlived him another 11 years, becoming 104 years old. She died of hypertensive cardiovascular disease in Palm Beach Florida. Her son, Jonathan D. Schiller

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