Sexual Health Workshop for Individuals with Special Needs
About this resource
The workshops focus on a proactive approach to raising and working with a special needs child or youth. People with special needs are most at risk for sexual abuse and exploitation. Parents, caregivers and workers must acknowledge people with special needs as sexual beings. Our approach focuses on prevention, rather than intervention, so that all people can lead healthy, happy sexual lives.
Sexual Health Education for Children in K-7 with Special Needs
In this workshop, you'll learn about:
- What is sexuality?
- Why teach sexual health education early?
- Why teach sexual health education to children with special needs?
- Why children with special needs are at greater risks of sexual abuse
- Other risk factors
- What children need to know and when
- Why we need to be proactive rather than reactive
- Modifying sexuality topics
-Delivery methods
- Resources, books, Apps, etc.
Sexual Health Education for Teens with Special Needs in Grade 8+
Description:
- What is sexuality?
- The Circles of Sexuality
- Messaging directed towards youth with special needs
- Why teach sexual health education to teens with special needs?
- Risk factors
- Teaching to chronological age as opposed to cognitive age.
- What teens need to know and when
- Modifying sexuality topics
- Delivery methods
- Resources, books, Apps, etc.
Sexual Health Education for Children in K-7 with Special Needs
In this workshop, you'll learn about:
- What is sexuality?
- Why teach sexual health education early?
- Why teach sexual health education to children with special needs?
- Why children with special needs are at greater risks of sexual abuse
- Other risk factors
- What children need to know and when
- Why we need to be proactive rather than reactive
- Modifying sexuality topics
-Delivery methods
- Resources, books, Apps, etc.
Sexual Health Education for Teens with Special Needs in Grade 8+
Description:
- What is sexuality?
- The Circles of Sexuality
- Messaging directed towards youth with special needs
- Why teach sexual health education to teens with special needs?
- Risk factors
- Teaching to chronological age as opposed to cognitive age.
- What teens need to know and when
- Modifying sexuality topics
- Delivery methods
- Resources, books, Apps, etc.
Details
Resource type
Sexual Health, Training
Disabilities
Acquired Brain Injury, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Behaviour Disorders and Conditions (ie. ADHD), Blind / Visual Impairment, Cerebral Palsy, Deaf / Hard of Hearing, Deaf-Blind, Down Syndrome , Epilepsy / Seizure Disorder, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome / Spectrum Disorders , Intellectual / Developmental Disability, Learning Disorder / Disability, Neuromuscular Disorders, Other / I don't know, Paraplegia / Quadriplegia, Physical Disability / Mobility Impairment, Speech Impairment / Social / Communication Disorders, Spina Bifida
Age
4-18
Eligibility
There is a cost associated with workshops
Location
Regions
Cariboo Chilcotin Coast, Fraser North, Fraser South, Fraser Valley, Greater Vancouver, Kootenays, North East, North West, Sunshine Coast / Squamish-Lillooet, Thompson Okanagan, Vancouver Island Central, Vancouver Island North, Vancouver Island South
Cities
Brentwood Bay, Chemainus, Cobble Hill, Colwood, Cowichan Bay, Crofton, Duncan, Esquimalt, Galiano Island, Honeymoon Bay, Ladysmith, Lake Cowichan, Langford, Mayne Island, Metchosin, Mill Bay , North Saanich, Pender Island, Port Renfrew, Saanich, Saanichton, Salt Spring Island, Saturna Island, Shawnigan Lake, Sidney, Sooke, Swartz Bay, Thetis Island, Victoria, View Royal
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