Disability workers
SHine SA provides a range of opportunities for:
agencies to increase their existing workers' knowledge and skills in the area of sexual and reproductive health and relationships
students of disability work to prepare themselves for the sexuality and relationship needs of their future clients
SHine SA offers:
- FRESH (FReedom to Explore Sexual Health) course: The FRESH course has a flexible design which offers a stream for disability workers.
- Agency-based tailored training in sexuality and disability
- Accommodating Sexuality and Human Relations workshop
- Forums and Seminars
- Pregnancy Choices Training
- Sexuality and disability email network
FRESH course (FReedom to Explore Sexual Health)
The FRESH course is a nationally recognised course with a flexible design which offers a stream for disability workers. FRESH has a Core of 3 days and a series of electives and optional assessment-based modules.
More info: The FRESH course
Agency-based tailored training in sexuality and disability
SHine SA is committed to helping disability agencies improve their capacity to support the sexual health and relationships of their clientele. Workshop programs from 4 to 20 hours can be negotiated. Content commonly includes exploration of beliefs and assumptions; responding ethically to client needs through examining relevant case studies; and introduction to a range of communication resources and exercises. Ideally, any tailored training provided by SHine SA will be planned and delivered collaboratively with persons in leadership positions within the disability agency as a capacity-building exercise.
Organisations that have used this service in the recent past include: Arts Access; Community Living for the Disabled; DECS Respite Care Program; Epilepsy Centre; Flinders University Disability and Rehabilitation Studies; Life's for Living; Mental Illness Fellowship SA; Metro Access (UCWPA); Homelink (UCWA); Uniting Care Wesley; Royal Society for the Blind; SA Sex Industry Network; and disability support networks in regional areas.
Staff and management from any disability agency are welcome to contact the Coordinator of Disability Worker Education on (08) 8300 5318 or via email at ralph.brew@health.sa.gov.au.
Cost & Payment Method: $75 per hour - invoiced after training is delivered.
Accommodating Sexuality and Human Relations workshop
SHine SA provides a one-day introductory sexuality and disability training workshop to students of certificate courses in Disability Care Work. Students of Aged Care may also benefit. Some Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) refer students to this workshop as an elective in their program. Full assessment services are not offerred for this workshop, but SHine SA suggests a small list of tasks which can be assessed by RTO staff as a post-workshop assignment. To discuss this matter please contact ralph.brew@health.sa.gov.au.
The primary competency standard which relates to this area of training is:
- CHCICS303A: Support individual health and emotional wellbeing, which has a Performance Criteria Element: 6. Recognise and accommodate the client’s expressions of identity and sexuality.
Course details
Course 1: 4 June 2010 (Course Code: SHN 9040019)
Venue: Panorama TAFE
Course 2: 18 June 2010 (Course Code: SHN 9040020)
Venue: SHine SA, Woodville GP Plus Health Care Centre
Course 3: 25 June 2010 (Course Code: SHN 9040021)
Venue: Gawler TAFE
Course 4: 3 August 2010 (Course Code: SHN 9040022)
Venue: SHine SA, Woodville GP Plus Health Care Centre
Course 5: 30 September 2010 (Course Code: SHN 9040023)
Venue: SHine SA, Woodville GP Plus Health Care Centre
Time: 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Cost & Payment Method: $75 per student. $40 per student when 5 or more students enrol from one RTO. Payment should accompany enrolment forms.
To enrol download the Course registration form
Forums and Seminars
Forums and seminars are held occasionally on a variety of sexual health and relationships topics which are relevant to people working in the disability sector. Upcoming forum topics include:
New Education Resources: EXPO & Discussion
Date: 30 June 2010
Time: 2:00 - 5:00 pm
Venue: Disability Information & Resource Centre, 195 Gilles Street, Adelaide
Working with men with physical disabilities around relationships and dating
Date: TBA
Time: 2:00 - 5:00 pm
Venue: Disability Information & Resource Centre, 195 Gilles Street, Adelaide
Cost & Payment Method: $5 per participant – pay on the day, receipts posted later.
To register, email SHineSACourses@health.sa.gov.au and provide date of forum, name, agency, telephone number and email address.
To discuss forum details or make other suggestions, email ralph.brew@health.sa.gov.au
Pregnancy Choices Training
This course, developed for professionals, defines and explains all the options available to women experiencing an unplanned pregnancy. It is open to nurses, doctors, counsellors, community health workers, school counsellors, youth workers, indigenous health workers, and any professional who encounters clients with unplanned pregnancy.
More info: Pregnancy Choices Training
Sexuality and disability email network
The network enables disability workers with an interest in sexuality and sexual health to keep up to date with current issues, relevant events and new resources and opportunities. To join email ralph.brew@health.sa.gov.au
Information and resources
A range of books, DVDs card sets and kits relating to disability, sexuality, relationships and reproductive health and is available from the SHine SA Library and Resource Centre.
SHine SA produces a range of resources including leaflets, booklets, fact sheets, manuals and posters. To view and order these resources see the SHine SA resources section.