Leave No One Behind: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Sexuality Education
$120.00
3 CE Hours
Presenter: Katherine McLaughlin, M.Ed.
Description:
People with intellectual and developmental disabilities want and need sexuality education, butare often not taught about sexuality and relationships due to myths and misconceptions. We also know the rate of sexual abuse among people with I/DD is very high, 7 times higher than the general population. One way to support healthy, satisfying relationships is by teaching relationship and sexuality education. In this presentation, we will explore what is sexual self-advocacy, myths about people with I/DD and relationships, the latest statistics, and hear self-advocate voices about why they want and need relationships and sexuality education.
Learning Objectives:
Define sexual self-advocacy.
Explain the specific issues people with developmental disabilities face regarding sexuality, disability history and culture.
Explore what topics need to be covered.
Examine effective skills and tools for teaching and working with this population.
Speaker Bio:
Katherine McLaughlin, M.Ed., AASECT Certified Sexuality Educator, is the Founder, CEO and Lead Trainer for Elevatus Training. As a national expert on sexuality and I/DD she trains professionals, and parents as well as individuals to become sexual self-advocates, and peer sexuality educators. She is the author of, Sexuality Education for People with Developmental Disabilities curriculum. She has developed two online courses: Developmental Disability and Sexuality 101 for professionals and Talking to Your Kids: Developmental Disabilities and Sexuality for parents, and a 3-Day certificate training: Becoming a Sexuality Educator and Trainer. She has spent her 25+ year career committed to elevating the status of all people, which is why the name of her growing company is Elevatus Training. Contact Katherine at www.elevatustraining.com
Class originally recorded: 2/15/2023.
Social workers completing this course receive 3 clinical continuing education credits.
MSTI is an approved CE organizational provider for IBOSP, AASECT, and ASWB. Modern Sex Therapy Institutes is part of the Advanced Mental Health Training Institute. The Advanced Mental Health Training Institute has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No.6901. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Advanced Mental Health Training Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
MSTI is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for Psychologists. The Modern Sex Therapy Institutes maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Modern Sex Therapy Institutes (MSTI), provider #1787, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: [1/7/22-1/7/26].
Attendees must attend the entire course and complete a course evaluation to be eligible for CE credit
For Live Courses: To obtain CE credits, attendees must attend the entire course and complete an evaluation to receive credit.
For asynchronous/recorded courses, Attendees must pass the multiple choice posttest with a minimum score of 80% in 3 attempts to be eligible for CE credit.
Certificates of completion can be downloaded immediately upon course completion.