CHCEDU003: Provide sexual and reproductive health information to clients
Course description
The sexuality of people with intellectual disability has often been feared and misunderstood. While disability rights are now entrenched in law, people with disability are still denied sexual health education, access to reproductive and sexual health services and the right to have relationships and marry that the rest of society takes for granted. As trusted people in their clients' lives, disability workers are well placed to provide support on healthy relationships and sexuality that many of their clients have never had the chance to learn.
This course takes a holistic and right-based approach to supporting reproductive and sexual health. Participants will learn about best practice principles for educating people with intellectual disability and use discussion and case scenarios to explore the balance between duty of care with dignity of risk. Learning activities are used to build confidence in proactively supporting clients with intellectual disability around relationships, sexuality and sexual health.
Day 1
- Holistic approaches to sexuality
- Society and culture: messages about sexuality and disability
- Reproductive and sexual rights
- Sexual and gender diversity
- Understanding body parts
- Supporting reproductive and sexual health
Day 2
- Applying a person-centred approach
- Working with families
- Strategies for providing sexuality information
- Performance tasks assessment
Who should attend?
Workers in the disability service sector, including managers, support workers, case managers and allied health professionals who work with people with disability.
Participants are provided with a course workbook which contains relevant information and resources.
Course structure
Course delivery options include 2 days face-to-face or 6 interactive webinars of 2 hours each.
Face-to-face workshop: Two-day course
Interactive webinar series: Six online workshops of 2 hours each
Eligibility / Prerequisite
Applicants must have prior work experience supporting people with a disability, or study in this field.
A Unique Student identifier (USI) is required for enrolment. If you have not yet obtained a USI you can apply for it directly at https://www.usi.gov.au/students.
Family Planning Australia can only issue a nationally recognised qualification or statement of attainment when a participant has provided a USI.
Online webinar participants need access to a PC or laptop with a working camera and microphones as this is an interactive course. Phones are not recommended for webinar participation.
Assessment
Most assessment will be completed during the workshop. A small number of assessment tasks may be completed independently following the workshop. All assessment is completed with two weeks following the workshop.
Course cost
Funded courses are delivered at no cost to participants in the region or group specified by the funding body.
Fee-for-service courses can be delivered to organisations on request - contact us for a quote.
Recognition / Accreditation
Participants who successfully complete the assessment will be awarded a nationally recognised Statement of Attainment for CHCEDU003 Provide sexual and reproductive health information to clients.
This unit of competency may be credited towards a qualification from the Community Services training package (CHC), e.g. Certificate IV in Disability.
RTO Code 90255
Further information
Contact: Education Team
Phone: 1300 372 372 press 3 then 1
Email: education@fpnsw.org.au
