Nurturing Healthy Sexual Development in Persons with Developmental Disabilities
About This Course
By the end of the course, learners will be able to:
1) Describe the complexities of sexual anatomy and human sexuality.
2) Explain how their own personal beliefs and attitudes can affect their ability to discuss sexuality and relationships with their students/clients.
3) React appropriately when a student/client discloses sexual abuse
4) Use concrete strategies to help prevent sexual abuse from happening
5) Use effective strategies for teaching human sexuality topics
6) Respond appropriately to sexual questions, comments, and behaviours of their students/clients
What You'll Learn
Participants on this course will be provided with the necessary information for understanding human sexuality and how they can use different approaches and activities to teach children and adolescents with developmental disabilities the specific topics on human sexuality. Additionally, participants will also learn how to respond appropriately to disclosure of sexual abuse and apply strategies to prevent sexual abuse of children and adolescents with developmental disabilities.
Entry Requirements
The skills and knowledge for this course, which the learner is assumed to possess, are as follows:
* A minimum of GCE ‘N’ Level with credits including English Language as a first language; or
* Be able to listen, speak, read and write English at a proficiency level equivalent to the Employability Skills Workforce Skills Qualifications (ES WSQ) Workplace Literacy (WPL) Level 5