Professional Education & Trainings

The Rochester Center for Sexual Wellness has a mission to provide continuing education for medical and mental health professionals on issues of sexual wellness. Please contact us if you would like training for your organization or staff. We are happy to help!

We have taught stand-alone day long workshops, graduate level classes, short seminars, and lecture format programs. Dr. Kranz teaches physicians and medical residents in a variety of disciplines as well as medical students. Daniel Rosen provides  general training for addressing sexuality in mental health care.

Below are selected professional trainings we have provided:

Medical Community Presentations

• Grand Rounds
  • Cancer and Sexual Wellness: Helping Patients Live Their Fullest Lives After and During Cancer. Highland Hospital Primary Care Grand Rounds. Presented by Pebble Kranz, MD. May 2, 2023.
  • Double Jeopardy: Palliative Care and Sexuality. URMC Palliative Care Grand Rounds. Presented by Pebble Kranz, MD. May 25, 2022.
  • What Role Does Pleasure Play in Medical Care? Monroe County Medical Society. Presented by Pebble Kranz, MD. Click here for a link to the recording.
  • Pleasure is Paramount: Helping patients live their fullest lives after and during cancer. Monroe County Medical Society. Presented by Pebble Kranz, MD. September 2021.
  • Postpartum Sexual Wellness: Keeping the Pleasure in Pregnancy and Parenthood. URMC Obstetrics and Gynecology Grand Rounds. Presented by Pebble Kranz MD. June 17, 2021. Also presented for Rochester Regional Health System Obstetrics and Gynecology Grand Rounds March 16, 2023.
  • Corvettes and Long Haul Trucks: Assessment and Treatment of Orgasm Concerns in Men. Monroe County Medical Society. Presented by Pebble Kranz MD. February 9, 2021. 
  • Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder– Will there ever be a “pink pill”? The real scoop on Bremelanotide, Flibanserin and other treatments. Monroe County Medical Society. Presented by Pebble Kranz MD. February 13, 2020
  • Sexual Medicine: something new under the medical sun. (OR Sexual Medicine?? What the *%^&%& is that?) Highland Hospital Primary Care Grand Rounds. December 11, 2018. and Cayuga Medical Center Grand Rounds. March 29, 2019. Presented by Pebble Kranz MD.
• Medical Conference Presentations
  • Double Jeopardy: Palliative Care and Sexuality. 11th Annual Palliative Care Collaborative Conference. Rochester, NY. Presented by Pebble Kranz MD. October 20, 2023.
  • Thriving Beyond Cancer: Practical Strategies to Address AYA Sexual Health and Wellbeing. AYA Cancer Clinician Educational Event. Rochester, NY. Presented by Pebble Kranz MD. April 26, 2024.
  • Panelist on Consensual Non-Monogamy. Sexual and Gender Minority Cancer Equity Conference. Rochester, NY.  Presented by Pebble Kranz MD. October 3, 2024.
  • Postpartum Sexual Wellness (or is sex really how we got here?) NYS Perinatal Association 2020 Annual Conference in Albany, NY. Presented by Pebble Kranz, MD, FECSM. November 2020. Click here for a link to the recording.
• Other Presentations for the Medical Community
  • Oncosexuality: Controverial Conversations. Sexual Medicine Society of North America, Advanced Practice Provider Course. Presented by Pebble Kranz MD with John Mulhall, MD. August 23, 2024.
  • TransFemme Gender Affirming Treatments and Sexual Wellness and TransMasc Gender Affirming Treatments and Sexual Wellness. URMC Transgender ECHO. 2023 and 2024 ECHO series.
  • Male Sexual Function. Accredited Sexual Health Provider Course by the Beuhler Institute. April 23, 2023.
  • Genitopelvic Pain and Sexual Pain. CAMC Women’s Health Conference. Virtual. Presented by Pebble Kranz MD and Donna Kreher, PhD. December 9, 2022.
  • Intimacy and Sexual Wellness. Gennessee Valley Oncology Nursing Society. Presented by Pebble Kranz MD. November 3, 2022.
  • Intimacy and Sexual Wellness. Wilmot Cancer Survivorship Day. presented by Pebble Kranz MD. September 23, 2022.
  • Sexual Medicine and Sex Therapy: Where does pleasure fit in your definition of sexual health? 7th Annual NYS Sexual Health Conference for Clinicians. Clinical Education Initiative. Presented by Pebble Kranz, MD, FECSM. June 8, 2021.
  • Sexual Wellness in Breast Cancer. Noon Breast Talk at Pluta Cancer Center. Presented by Pebble Kranz, MD, FECSM. February 24, 2021.
  • Sexual Wellness in People with Cancer. Wilmot Pain Education Series. Presented by Pebble Kranz, MD, FECSM. February 18, 2021.
  • Cancer and Sex. ACOG District II online educational session. Presented by Pebble Kranz, MD, FECSM. December 15, 2020. Click here for a link to the recording.
  • Sexual Survivors: Sexual Concerns in People with a Cancer Experience. Wilmot Pain Education Series. Presented by Pebble Kranz, MD, FECSM. UPCOMING February 2021 2020
  • Sexual Wellness for Transgender Clients. Gender Health Services, Division of Adolescent Medicine at UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital. Presented by Pebble Kranz, MD, FECSM and Daniel Rosen, LCSW-R, CST. July 2020 & December 2020.
  • Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause in Gynecologic Oncology and Low Sexual Desire in Gynecologic Oncology. University of Rochester Gynecologic Oncology Department faculty and staff training. Summer 2019.
  • Sexual Wellness in Women’s Health. St John Fisher Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner Program. Presented by Pebble Kranz, MD, FECSM. October 2019 & 2020.
  • Rochester Center for Sexual Wellness. University of Rochester Department of Urogynecology faculty meeting. Presented by Pebble Kranz, MD, FECSM.  November 2018
• Medical Residents— Dr. Kranz has provided well received educational sessions on a variety of topics to family medicine, gynecology, gynecologic oncology, adolescent medicine, and psychiatry residents.  From 2011 to 2014 Dr. Kranz served on the faculty of the University of Rochester Family Medicine Residency faculty and has taught on a wide variety of psychosocial and women’s health topics in this context.
• Medical Students — Since 2017, Dr. Kranz has co-led the University of Rochester’s Medical School Primary Care Clerkship course on Human Sexual Function. Both in a large lecture and small group format. Since 2023 she has participated in the medical students first year sessions on Sexual History Taking as well. 

Trainings for Mental Health Providers

• National Conferences/Invited Speaking Engagements
  • Sexual Anatomy and Physiology Across Genders. Integrative Sex Therapy Institute. Presented by Pebble Kranz, MD. September 19, 2024.
  • Cancer and Sexual Wellness. Integrative Sex Therapy Institute. Presented by Pebble Kranz, MD. May 6, 2024.
  • Sex and Love After the Cancer Diagnosis: Helping Partners Stay Connected. AASECT 2023 Annual Conference. San Francisco, CA. June 11, 2023. presented by Pebble Kranz MD and Stephanie Beuhler PhD, CSTS.
  • Group Supervision Process Course. Integrative Sex Therapy Institute. Presented by Daniel Rosen LCSW-R, CSTS and Pebble Kranz MD. March 29, 2023.
  • Sex in the System: Opening up to Systemic Thinking in Sex Therapy. Integrative Sex Therapy Institute. Presented by Daniel Rosen LCSW-R, CST. January 2021.
  • Desire from a Dozen Angles: Understanding and treating desire concerns in individuals and couples in a multidisciplinary setting. Integrative Sex Therapy Institute in Washington, DC. Presented by Pebble Kranz MD and Daniel Rosen LCSW-R, CST. July 2020
  • Integrating Sexual Medicine with Sex Therapy. AASECT’s 51st Annual Conference. Philadelphia, PA. Pebble Kranz MD and Daniel Rosen LCSWR, CST. June 2019
  • Motivational Interviewing in Sex Therapy with David Prescott Webinar hosted by Daniel Rosen, LCSW-R, CST January 31, 2019 
  • Predicting Sexual Offender Recidivism Risk with Clients Convicted of on line viewing of Child Pornography. United States Probation. Presented by William Kelly LCSW-R, DST. September 2017
• Regional Presentations
  • At the Crossroads: Integrating Sexual Medicine and Sex Therapy. Medical Family Therapy Intensive. Presented by Pebble Kranz, MD and Daniel Rosen, LCSW-R, CST. June 2020
  • Sexual Dysfunction and Substance Abuse: A Bidirectional Relationship. NCADD-RA Training. Presented by Daniel Rosen, LCSW-R, CST. September 6, 2019  
  • What is Sex Therapy: A Training for Mental Health Professionals presented by Daniel Rosen, LCSW-R, CST. May 18, 2018 
  • Sex, Love, Pleasure, and Pain: Introduction to Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Disorders. University of Buffalo Social Work Masters Program. Semester long graduate level course led by Daniel Rosen LCSW-R, CST. 2016-2017
  • Developing Skills in Sexual Counseling and Using PPG to Assess Sexualized Violence and Sexual Sadism NYS ATSA Chapter. Presented by William Kelly, LCSW-R, DST. June 2017
  • Sexual Attitudes Reassessment April 21 and 22, 2017   One and a half day workshop designed for mental health and medical professionals to challenge biases and beliefs regarding the vast range of human sexuality. Presented by William Kelly, LCSW-R, DST, Daniel Rosen, LCSW-R, CST, Barbara Jastran RN LCSW-R, CST, Jenna Weintraub, Pebble Kranz, MD
  • Overview of Sexual Offender Evaluation and Treatment NYS Department of Corrections and Community Services. Presented by William Kelly, LCSW-R, DST. February  2017
  • Developing Skills in Sexual Counseling. Ithaca Family Services. Presented by William Kelly, LCSW-R, DST. November 2016
  • Overview of Use of PPG and VRT in Assessing Sexual Offenders in a Forensic Population. New York State Office of Mental Health  Bronx Psychiatric Center. Presented by William Kelly, LCSW-R, DST. April 2016
  • “How do you do that?” Managing sexual conversations in counseling situations Daylong workshop through the University of Buffalo Continuing Education. Presented by Daniel Rosen, LCSW-R, CST.  November 2015.
  • Use of PPG and VRT in Treatment Planning with Adult Sexual Offenders. NYS ATSA Chapter. Presented by William Kelly, LCSW-R, DST. May 2015

Mr. Kelly has also taught on sexual issues for the University of Rochester Department of Pediatrics, Adolescent Division on LGBTQ Youth