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Occupational Therapy Group Work
These are the group workshops, that I run with a colleague, for people with learning disabilities.
They cover making friends, developing confidence and self esteem, and move on to exploring relationships and sexuality.
Relationships and Sexuality Workshops
There are 7 workshops in total (each lasts 1½ hours)
Group size maximum of 10 participants (mixed gender closed group)
Aims
To enable people with learning disabilities to make informed choices about forming relationships, explore their own sexuality through a person-centred approach and encourage choice and control of their lives.
About the group
The mixed gender group provides an opportunity to develop shared understanding of the impact of puberty and emerging sexuality on themselves and the opposite gender. Relevant issues are explored and discussed in a confidential, safe and trusting environment within a closed group.
Developing an awareness of this knowledge enhances each individual’s ability to take control of their relationships and increases their level of competence which, in turn, increases self-esteem, confidence and the ability to be safe in their sexual practices.
Learning outcomes
- Explore the differences between women’s and men’s bodies as they develop and identify a common language for body parts.
- Increase awareness of female and male bodily hygiene.
- Explore a range of relationships and their emotional impact: inappropriate touch, friends, boy/girlfriend and a safe, caring relationship.
- Explore and discuss alternatives to sexual intercourse within a safe, caring relationship
- Explore and discuss sexual intercourse within a safe, caring relationship
The facilitators
The workshops are co-facilitated by two HCPC registered occupational therapists (male and female). They both have over thirty years’ experience of working with people with learning disabilities within higher education, NHS, voluntary and private sector settings.
Both therapists have completed Training for Trainers course in Sexual Health which is accredited by the Department of Health and both are members of the British Association of Sexual Educators (BASE) and RCOT The Royal College of Occupational Therapists
Relationships and Sexuality
Workshops Course
Total cost £22.50 per person per week for 8 weeks based
on ten participants.
Total cost for 8 week workshop (regardless of size): £1,800 fully inclusive of facilitators’ expenses and training resources.
Confidence and Self Esteem Workshops
There are 7 workshops in total (each lasts 1½ hours)
Group size maximum of 10 participants (mixed gender closed group).·
Aims
Make informed choices about forming relationships, identify the differences in friendships and relationships, and begin to develop the confidence to start or maintain these, through a person-centred approach to encourage choice and control within their lives.
Developing an awareness of this knowledge enhances each individual’s ability to take control of their relationships and increases their level of competence which, in turn, increases self-esteem, confidence and the ability to be safe in their relationships.
Learning Outcomes
- Explore current positive relationships
- Identify what confidence and self esteem are, and current their evaluation of this
- Identifying the differences between acquaintances, friends and boyfriends/girlfriends
- Developing the skills and strategies to make new relationships
The facilitators
The workshops are co-facilitated by two HCPC registered occupational therapists (male and female). They both have over thirty years’ experience of working with people with learning disabilities within higher education, NHS, voluntary and private sector settings.
Both therapists have completed Training for Trainers in Sexual Health course accredited by the Department of Health and are members of the British Association of Sexual Educators (BASE), and RCOT The Royal College of Occupational Therapists.
Confidence and Self Esteem
Workshops
Total cost £22.50 per person per week for 8 weeks based
on ten participants.
Total cost for 8 week workshop (regardless of size): £1,800 fully inclusive of facilitators’ expenses and training resources.
Relationships and Sexuality Training for Trainers
Aims
To develop awareness, confidence and skills related to relationships and sexuality issues for people with learning disabilities through an experiential learning approach.
This aim is underpinned by Valuing People Now (2009) White Paper which states ‘enable people with learning disabilities to have as much control as possible over their lives through advocacy and a person-centred approach to planning the services they need.’.
Learning Outcomes
- Prepare participants to enable individuals and groups to explore their own sexuality and make informed choices regarding relationships through a non-judgemental, person-centred approach.
- Develop and promote partnership, multi-agency and multi-disciplinary working to reduce inequalities and increase choice and control for people with learning disabilities in relation to their sexuality and sexual health.
- Highlight and discuss the context of relationships and sexuality for people with learning disabilities within current evidence-based guidelines, legislation and the law.
The facilitators
The workshops are co-facilitated by two HCPC registered occupational therapists (male and female). They both have over thirty years’ experience of working with people with learning disabilities within higher education, NHS, voluntary and private sector settings.
Both therapists have completed Training for Trainers in Sexual Health course accredited by the Department of Health and are members of the British Association of Sexual Educators (BASE), and RCOT The Royal College of Occupational Therapists.
Relationships and Sexuality
Training for Trainers
Fully inclusive of facilitators’ expenses and training and resources from £100 per person based on a maximum group size of twenty participants, minimum of ten participants.
Total cost for the workshop (regardless of size) from £1,000.
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