Essential Clinical Care for Sex Workers: A Sex-Positive Handbook for Mental Health Practitioners

Essential Clinical Care for Sex Workers: A Sex-Positive Handbook for Mental Health Practitioners

by Theodore R. Burnes, PhD Author and Jamila M. Dawson, LMFT Author

Sex work is work. A lot of work. Work that can have a physical and emotional toll on the worker. This sex-positive guide is for mental health professionals that want to improve their care for sex workers, address their own biases, and make the world a safer space for sex workers. It examines the different types of sex work, from on camera work to more traditional work like brothels, and how to customize care for a worker, as well as moving beyond systemic injustices to help each worker with their specific needs.