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Instructional Level: Beginner

Accreditation Information:

Course Outline:

Hour 1

  • Description, images and research-based review of healthy sexuality and developmental disability
  • Attitudes
  • Dispelling myths
  • Facts

Hour 2

  • Evidence-based Research review steps to teaching sexuality.
  • Cited challenges to teaching sexual safety and self-care

Hour 3

  • Review of challenges for teaching sexual public and private behavior
  • Cited challenges in relationship development relating to sexuality awareness and social boundaries
  • Abuse prevention and unwritten social rules education to facilitate healthy sexual relationships.
  • Treatment and educational program development and obstacles

Author

Melanie H. Johnston, M.A., SLP/CAS

Sexuality Education for Students with Intellectual Disabilities and ASD

Sexuality Education for Students with Intellectual Disabilities and ASD

3 Hours Instructional Level: Beginner
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$49

Description:

Teaching students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in a formal environment to understand their sexuality is generally ignored, until it becomes a problem.  Like any other subject, addressing sexuality with instructional focus requires starting early, preparing the students before puberty begins and teaching facts and appropriate behaviors. This course will debunk the myths and facts surrounding sexuality within this specific population while demonstrating how to break down barriers and build a comprehensive sexuality education program for students from elementary through adulthood. Strategies will be taught on enabling each individual to be safe from exploitation and abuse, more independent and more integrated into their own communities resulting in a more positive quality of life will be provided.

Full Course Description
Teaching students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in a formal environment to understand their sexuality is generally ignored, until it becomes a problem.  Like any other subject, addressing sexuality with instructional focus requires starting early, preparing the students before puberty begins and teaching facts and appropriate behaviors. This course will debunk the myths and facts surrounding sexuality within this specific population while demonstrating how to break down barriers and build a...

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

This course is intended to instruct the professional to effectively address issues of basic sexuality awareness and safety in therapy and educational program settings.  

Professional Objectives:

  1. Identify the meaning of healthy sexuality.
  2. List professional responsibilities for teaching healthy sexuality.
  3. List 3 goals and 3 attitudes associated with sexuality education.
  4. Identify the basic elements for discussing sexuality.
  5. Identify 4 facts and 4 myths about sexuality and development disability.
  6. List 3 reasons professionals avoid sexuality education.
  7. Identify the statistics for gender expression and physical attraction for DD individuals.
  8. Identify the 5 basic skill areas that need to be taught for sexuality education.
  9. Recognize why hygiene is the most important basic sexuality health and safety skill.
  10. List the 3 P’s of Sexuality Social Skills
  11. List 3 ways ID/DD individuals learn about sexual relationships.
  12. Identify 4 facts to teach regarding sexuality and relationships.
  13. Identify 4 hidden rules regarding personal and private space.
  14. Recognize abuse prevention training techniques.
  15. Identify the steps for teaching safe dating.
  16. List 4 challenges in establishing formal sexuality education.

 

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

This course is intended to instruct the professional to effectively address issues of basic sexuality awareness and safety in therapy and educational program settings.  

Professional Objectives:

  1. Identify the meaning of healthy sexuality.
  2. List professional responsibilities for teaching healthy sexuality.
  3. List 3 goals and 3 attitudes associated with sexuality education.
  4. Identify the basic elements for discussing sexuality.
  5. Identify 4 facts and 4 myths about sexuality and development disability.
  6. List 3 reasons professionals avoid sexuality education.
  7. Identify the statistics for gender expression and physical attraction for DD individuals.
  8. Identify the 5 basic skill areas that need to be taught for sexuality education.
  9. Recognize why hygiene is the most important basic sexuality health and safety skill.
  10. List the 3 P’s of Sexuality Social Skills
  11. List 3 ways ID/DD individuals learn about sexual relationships.
  12. Identify 4 facts to teach regarding sexuality and relationships.
  13. Identify 4 hidden rules regarding personal and private space.
  14. Recognize abuse prevention training techniques.
  15. Identify the steps for teaching safe dating.
  16. List 4 challenges in establishing formal sexuality education.

 

Disclosures:

SEMINAR-ON-DEMAND 

"Seminar-On-Demand" course are streamed on your web browser if the online version if purchased. Our SODs are optimized for the most current versions of Safari, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. All SOD courses are mobile ready.

Contact Hours: 3 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).

Target Audience: Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist Assistant

Instructional Level: Beginner

Criteria for Completion: Criteria for Completion: A score of 70% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 70% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved

AOTA logoColibri Healthcare, LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. AOTA Provider #9118. This distance learning-interactive course is offered at 0.3 CEUs/Contact Hours noted above to Occupational Therapists and OTAs. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA or indicate AOTA approval of a certification or other professional recognition.

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial – Melanie Johnson is employed by BRITE Success and receives a salary. She receives payment from HomeCEU for the presentation of this course.

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service

Cancellation Policy: For activity cancellation, returns, or complaint resolution, please contact us by email help@homeceu.com or by phone at 1.800.55.4CEUS (2387). We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Refunds will be issued for courses that have not been completed (exam not taken), or for any course that has been rejected by your board of approval. Webinar attendance must be canceled 24 hours before the scheduled start time.

Disclosures:

SEMINAR-ON-DEMAND 

"Seminar-On-Demand" course are streamed on your web browser if the online version if purchased. Our SODs are optimized for the most current versions of Safari, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. All SOD courses are mobile ready.

Contact Hours: 3 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).

Target Audience: Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist Assistant

Instructional Level: Beginner

Criteria for Completion: Criteria for Completion: A score of 70% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 70% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved

AOTA logoColibri Healthcare, LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. AOTA Provider #9118. This distance learning-interactive course is offered at 0.3 CEUs/Contact Hours noted above to Occupational Therapists and OTAs. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA or indicate AOTA approval of a certification or other professional recognition.

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial – Melanie Johnson is employed by BRITE Success and receives a salary. She receives payment from HomeCEU for the presentation of this course.

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service

Cancellation Policy: For activity cancellation, returns, or complaint resolution, please contact us by email help@homeceu.com or by phone at 1.800.55.4CEUS (2387). We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Refunds will be issued for courses that have not been completed (exam not taken), or for any course that has been rejected by your board of approval. Webinar attendance must be canceled 24 hours before the scheduled start time.