Types of Alternative Relationships 1
Social Views
Types of Poly Relationships
Best Practices for Clinicians
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Couples that participate in sexual relationships together. 


What is Swinging?

100

Recently spoke about his and his husband's open marriage.

Who is RuPaul?

100

Couples who bring someone into the central relationship emotionally, sexually & romantically.  

What is Polyamory?

100

Includes service and dignity and worth of a person.

What is NASW Code of Ethics?

200

Common symbol for swinging.

What is Upside down pineapple?

200

This reality shows follows couples engaging in polyamory.

What is Polyamory:Dating and Married?

200

Couples choose to have hierarchies in their polycule.

What is Hiearchical polyam?

200

A clinician should constantly be seeking this.

What is Knowledge?

300

This is when a couple is mostly sexually exclusive to each other, but allows for certain periods of sexual non-exclusivity.

What is Monogamish?

300

These comics were influenced by the creators relationship.

What is Wonder Woman?

300

One person in the relationship is poly, the other is not.

What is Mono-polyam?

300

Way to check in with the client's progress and the therapeutic relationship.

What is Feedback?

400

Individuals date or have intimate relationships with others outside of the central relationship.

What is Open relationships?

400

Some might perceive alternative relationships types as less healthy and dehumanize the relationship structure.

What is Stigma?

400

Couples who are sexually exclusive but have other emotionally intimate partnerships.

What is Poly-intimates?

400

Resources to help clients.

What are workbooks, podcasts, workshops, colleagues?

500

In this relationship it is okay if the partner travels and only engages in intimate relationships while away.

What is Monogamish?

500

1 in 9 single Americans have engaged in this.

What is Polyamory?

500

Means all parties have equal decision making power in the polycule.

What is Non-hierarchical polyam?

500

The lifelong practice of self-reflection and a lifelong commitment to learning about other cultures.

What is Cultural Humility?

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