Membership Rules

The founders of the institute

The institute was founded on April 28, 2004 by Jean-Yves Desjardins and various colleagues trained by him who joined forces.
The founders of the institute are people who have made a financial and professional contribution to ensure the spread of Sexocorporel in Europe and America.  These people deserve our admiration and recognition.
The list of the founders of the iSi can be found here.

Member categories

There are 5 different memberships

• Honorary member
• iSi-certified member: Clinical sexologist iSi (full membership)
• Associated member
• Student member (in training Sexocorporel level 1-3)
• Sympathizing member
• Affiliate member

Honorary member

• Professor Jean-Yves Desjardins is an honorary member of the Institute and bears the title of “Honorary President of the Institute” ad personam and for life (the only title he holds).
• Anyone who has been invited by the Board of Directors and has accepted this nomination in writing is an honorary member. This person enjoys a high level of professional recognition – mostly in the field of sexology, but not necessarily – and has significantly contributed to the development of sexocorporel.
• The honorary member does not necessarily have a training in sexocorporel.
• The Board of Directors submits its proposal for the nomination of an honorary member to the General Assembly. The General Assembly must give its approval before the Board can ask the person concerned.
• The title of honorary member is not in itself an authority to teach Sexocorporel.
• The honorary member is exempt from the payment of membership fees.
• The letter with the request to a person for nomination as honorary member and their answer (if given) will be kept in the archives of the iSi.
• The rights and privileges of the honorary member, as well as his possible exclusion, are regulated in the statutes of the institute.

Certified Member –
Clinical Sexologist iSi

• To become a certified member, a person must apply to the Membership Commission and be recommended by two certified members of the iSi. The recommendation must be made by a signed letter in which the sponsor explains why he/she supports this person.
• The application to the Members Commission should take into account the multilingualism of the Commission. A translation with e.g. deepl.com is sufficient.
• The certified member will be nominated by the board of directors on the recommendation of the members commission.
• The person must meet the following criteria:
  • Have a certificate or endorsement of basic training in sexology or training deemed by the Membership Committee and the Board to be equivalent, or have done work equivalent to basic training in sexology.
  • Have successfully completed three levels of training in Sexocorporel under the supervision of iSi approved lecturers and hold the “Certificate of Completion in Sexocorporel” issued by iSi.
  • Perform a professional activity in clinical sexology that includes at least 5 hours of sexual therapy per week, and this during the last six months.
  • Have completed at least 50 hours of supervision and training in sexocorporel. These 50 hours must include at least 30 hours of supervision, of which at least 10 hours must have been individual supervision (i.e. in a single setting).
  • Be an (extraordinary) member of iSi for at least 2 years (with payment of the annual membership fee).

• As soon as the member is recognised as certified, he or she is also “Clinical Sexologist iSi/ Clinical Sexologist iSi” and receives the certificate. The member remains on the list of Clinical Sexologist iSi for as long as he/she fulfils the requirements for supervision and further training laid down by iSi.
• To remain on the list, certified members must meet the following criteria within three years:
  • Pay the annual membership fee to the Institute (the amount of the fees can be seen on www.sexocorporel.com).
  • Practice a sexology practice with at least 5 hours of sexual therapy per week or approximately 225 hours per year.
  • Do a minimum of 15 hours of individual supervision or 30 hours of group supervision with an iSi recognised supervisor.
  • Participate in at least 20 hours of iSi approved or supported further training in sexology.

• As soon as the member is recognized as certified, he or she is also “Clinical Sexologist iSi/ Clinical Sexologist iSi” and receives the certificate. The member remains on the list of Clinical Sexologist iSi for as long as he/she fulfils the requirements for supervision and further training laid down by iSi.
• To remain on the list, certified members must meet the following criteria within three years:
  • Pay the annual membership fee to the Institute (the amount of the fees can be seen on www.sexocorporel.com).
  • Practice a sexology practice with at least 5 hours of sexual therapy per week or approximately 225 hours per year.
  • Do a minimum of 15 hours of individual supervision or 30 hours of group supervision with an iSi recognised supervisor.
  • Participate in at least 20 hours of iSi approved or supported further training in sexology.
    • These supervisions and further training courses must be documented by dated and signed certificates.
    • A person who does not meet these minimum conditions after three years will be removed from the list of “Clinical Sexologists iSi”. This person may be reinstated on the list if he or she subsequently fulfils the criteria. Trainers and supervisors of the iSi are subject to special criteria to remain on the list of “Clinical Sexologists iSi”.

• The Members Commission can at any time check the data of a full member and propose to the Executive Committee – which ultimately decides – to change the member to another category if he/she no longer fulfils the criteria of the current Membership Rules.
• The rights and privileges of the full member, as well as his or her possible exclusion, are regulated in the statutes of the Institute.

(Associate) Member

• In order to obtain the title of Associate Member, a person must apply to the Secretariat of the iSi using the application form.
• The associate member must have completed at least one stage of training in sexocorporel.
• The change from Student Member or Sympathising Member to Associate Member is not “automatic”.
• When an Associate Member retires or gives up his professional activity, he can enter the category of Sympathizing Member, provided that the Membership Committee approves him.
• The rights and privileges of the associate member, as well as his or her possible expulsion, are regulated in the statutes of the Institute.

Studying member

• As a participant in an iSi-recognised sexocorporel training, membership as a student member of the iSi becomes obligatory. This enables the student member to support the institute, to receive the magazines free of charge and to inform himself about the different activities of the iSi.
• The respective training institutes are responsible for applying for membership and paying the membership fee of the students in the basic course (1st round). Subsequently, student members who continue their education are responsible for paying their membership fees themselves.
• At the beginning of the advanced course (2nd round), membership as an “extraordinary member” can be applied for. An extraordinary membership of 2 years is required for the certification as Clinical Sexologist iSi. Otherwise the membership can be extended over all training courses as a “student member”.
• There is no “automatic” transfer from the category of Student Member to Associate Member or Sympathetic Member. An official request must be made by the member and renewed annually.
• The student member must be a student in an iSi-recognised sexocorporel training course.
• The rights and privileges of the student member (as well as his/her possible exclusion) are regulated in the statutes of the institute.

Sympathizing member

• Any person who is interested in Sexocorporel but does not meet the criteria of the other categories can become a Sympathie member (e.g. a person who participates in the seminars “Vivre en Amour”, a professional with clinical experience, a retired person, persons with experience in education or pedagogy, etc.)
• In order to obtain the title of Sympathizing Member, a person must apply to the Secretariat of the iSi by means of a membership application form.
• The rights and privileges of the sympathizing member, as well as his possible exclusion, are regulated in the statutes of the institute.

iSi-affiliated external member

• This category is available to sexologists of other schools and trainings.
• In order to obtain the title of iSi-affiliated external Member, a person must submit an application to the iSi Secretariat using the membership form.
• The rights and privileges of the iSi-affiliated external Member, as well as its possible exclusion, are regulated by the Statutes of the Institute.

Payment of membership fees

• Payment of membership fees must be made before the General Assembly, at the latest before 30 June of the current year.
• If a person does not pay his membership fees before 30 June of the current year (or before the General Assembly if it takes place before June), the person has no voting rights and loses his rights as a member (e.g. receipt of the magazine, discounts).
• To become a member again, the person must also pay the expenses for reopening his/her file of 50 Euros.

Membership fees:

Membership	Annual fee in Euro
Honorary member	–
Certified member	150,-
(associate) member	90,-
Studying member	30,-
Sympathising member	60,-
iSi-affiliated external membership	60,-