About Us
World Association for Sexual Health
Since 1978, World Association for Sexual Health (WAS) has been the pre-eminent global organization concerned with sexual health and rights. With biennial congresses held in different regions of the world, WAS has facilitated sexual health through education, health promotion and networking for over three decades. In the recent years, WAS constituency has also become involved in advocating changes in public policy to recognize sexual health and rights as key ingredients in overall health and social justice. Financial support from individuals, foundations, corporations, and governments has sustained this work around the world.
WAS works to promote sexual health for all. Sexual health is a goal not only for the clinicians. It is the common goal of many disciplines. Sexuality education is meant to foster human development and facilitate sexually healthy lives for people at all stages of the life cycle. Interventions in clinical sexology have the goal of promoting, maintaining and restoring sexual health. Sex research is involved in the creation of evidence-based knowledge that supports others to attain and maintain sexual health.
For more information, please visit the WAS website.
Asia-Oceania Federation of Sexology
AOFS is the official Federation of WAS in Asia-Oceania.
MISSION:
- To promote the exchange of knowledge about sexual health and the management of sexual dysfunctions throughout Asia and the Oceania region
- To establish and support the highest standards of ethics in clinical practice in the field of sexology in the Asia and the Oceania region
- To create a collaborative supportive network for professionals working in sexology in the Asia and the Oceania region
- To provide continuing education to sexologists in the region through bi-annual conferences
For more information, please visit the AOFS website
Society of Australian Sexologists
The Society of Australian Sexologists Ltd (SAS) represents health and allied health professionals working in the area of sex therapy, sexuality education, sexual health and sexology. SAS is Australia’s leading peak body for the regulation and accreditation of psychosexual therapists and sexuality educators.
As a professional association representing sexologists, SAS's vision is the positive integration and enhancement of sexuality into people's lives. To achieve this vision they support and enhance the practice of professionals working in the area of sexology through educational opportunities and partnerships, influence public policy and promote sexology and sexual rights for the benefit of SAS's members and the communities they serve, and develop and maintain the professional ethics and standards of psychosexual therapists and sexuality educators.
We acknowledge that the conference is being held the traditional lands of the Jagera and Turrbal people in Meanjin / Brisbane. We recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' continuing connection to land, water, and community and we pay our respects to Elders past and present. ASHM acknowledges Sovereignty in this country has never been ceded. It always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.