The purpose of this training is to enhance understanding of the Indigenous origins of the 4-D Wheel model in sex therapy and the requirements for decolonial clinical practice. Through original archival research from the Kinsey Institute's Gina Ogden Collection, this presentation reveals how the widely-used 4-D Wheel emerged from Dr. Ogden's apprenticeship with don Óscar Miro-Quesada in the Pachakuti Mesa Tradition (PMT) during the early 1990s. Participants will learn about epistemic violence, the systematic erasure of Indigenous knowledge in Western therapeutic practice, and gain a concrete framework for decolonial potentiality that includes explicit attribution, ceremonial engagement, and ongoing accountability. This training provides practical pathways for ethical, decolonial practice. Participants will leave with action steps for examining their own work and advocating for institutional transformation in sex therapy education.

Learning Objectives:

Identify the Indigenous origins of the 4-D Wheel model, including its direct connection to Pachakuti Mesa Tradition (PMT) and the structural parallels between the four-directional mesa and the Wheel's dimensions.

Define epistemic violence in sex therapy practice and recognize how Western institutions systematically erase, extract, and appropriate Indigenous knowledge systems.

Apply the five requirements for decolonial potentiality to their own clinical practice or learning, including explicit attribution, ceremonial engagement, guiding rather than directing, honoring ayni, and ongoing personal accountability.

AASECT CKA: 

A. Ethics and ethical behavior.

C. Socio-cultural, familial factors (e.g., ethnicity, culture, religion, spirituality, socioeconomic status, family values) in relation to sexual values and behaviors.

O. Professional communication and personal reflection skills.

AASECT ST: 

F. Ethical decision-making and best practice.