Overuse of internet pornography is fast emerging as a compulsive sexual behaviour disorder, in lockstep with the greater use of smartphones and easy access to streaming video in the past 10 years.

Lawyers are unaware that many of the issues they see in their cases are rooted in compulsive use of internet pornography: e.g. possession of indecent images of children; teens sexting; sexual harassment and the breakdown of relationships.

The workshop will be run by The Reward Foundation, an educational charity based in Edinburgh that looks at the science behind sex, love relationships and the brain’s reward system. It is accredited by the Royal College of General Practitioners and is worth seven CPD credits.

Attendees will be given an introduction to addiction in general and compulsive use of internet pornography in particular, based on the latest scientific research.

They will also learn about different types of physical health and mental health conditions related to pornography use emerging from the research, including the vulnerability of people on the autistic spectrum

The workshop, run by Mary Sharpe, Advocate and Darryl Mead, PhD, will encourage reflective discussion among practitioners about best practice and possible improvements and will signpost recovery options.

All attendees will receive a copy of the new edition of the book Your Brain on Porn, which details the science of pornography addiction.

Click here to sign up for the workshop, which will be held on Thursday 18 October 2018.

Tickets bought by 21 September 2018 will attract an early bird price of £95 and will thereafter cost £120.