Circles of Sexuality

Circles of Sexuality By: Riley Fortier, M.Ed.  CW: brief mention of sexual assault, rape, and incest  [caption id="" align="alignright" width="437"] Source: PreventIPV[/caption]   The circles of sexuality were created by Dennis Daily in 1981 to show a more holistic approach to sexuality. Daily created this model for a strengths-based approach to social work for client’s sexual wellbeing. The “circles” or categories of sexuality are: sensuality, intimacy, sexual identity, sexual health and reproduction, and sexualization. The following categories and descriptions have been slightly adapted from Daily’s original 1981 framework.  Sensuality Sensuality involves the level of awareness, acceptance, and enjoyment of our body or others. Sensuality can include things like: Skin hunger Visual or auditory stimuli Sexual response cycle Body image Fantasy Intimacy Intimacy is the degree to which we express and have a need for...