The Y Factor: The Unique Needs of Male Victims of Sexual Assault

Description: The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) reported that nearly 1 in 4 men in the U.S. experienced some form of contact sexual violence in their lifetime, about 1 in 14 men in the U.S. were made to penetrate someone during their lifetime, and more than 1 in 38 men in the U.S. experienced completed or attempted rape victimization in their lifetime. Despite this prevalence, our social, legal, and medical and mental health systems have failed to adapt to the differential needs of male survivors. This webinar is intended to both help mental health professionals better understand the sociocultural environment impacting male-identifying survivors of sexual violence as well as educate clinicians on how to better support survivors in their own role as counselors.

CE Broker Tracking #: 20-973308

This event is sponsored by FMHCA, an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider. FMHCA NBCC Provider# 2058. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.  FMHCA is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. This course is approved by the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling, LMHC, LMFT, LCSW – FMHCA CE Broker #: 50-748

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand and verbalize the function of Rape Myths
2. Understand and verbalize the unique myths specific to male-identifying victims of sexual assault
3. Understand and verbalize the impact of these myths on male-identifying survivors seeking counseling.

Johnnie Kramer graduated from the University of Central Florida with his Bachelor’s in Psychology (2013) and his Master’s in Marriage, Couples, & Family Therapy (2016). He is passionate about empowering his clients to blaze their own trail to recovery over the traumas they have experienced or the difficulties they are facing. He began working in the field of mental health in 2014, as the Activities Coordinator at a residential treatment program for kids and teens. Later, Johnnie worked as a Crisis Counselor at the Victim Service Center (VSC), the Rape Crisis Center for Orange, Osceola, and Seminole Counties – the first-ever male hired to serve in that position. Since leaving VSC, he has focused on serving individuals and couples in developing the necessary skills to overcome the obstacles they face in day-to-day life. When not working, Johnnie enjoys adventuring in Florida’s outdoors with his wife of five years. He is an avid runner, rock climber, and yogi and cultivates a garden of hot peppers and citrus trees in his backyard.