Sexuality in Aged Care
This training is a half day, focusing on the expression of sexuality in residential and community aged care.
Outline
- Identify problems with sexual expression in the facility
- Elicit beliefs about sexuality
- Sexual expression and dementia
- Psychological needs based approach to the expression of sexuality
- Identifying risks to vulnerable people living with dementia
- Sexual abuse
- Masterbation
- Appropriate role of caregivers
Purpose
This workshop is designed to increase the skills of aged care staff to respond to situations in which people in their care express their sexuality so that staff may respond with understanding, competence and respect.
Benefits
By the end of the workshop, participant should be able to:
- Identify appropriate and inappropriate sexual expressions
- Analyse the sexual expression in terms of the needs-based approach
- Implement a strategy to respond to sexual behaviour to enhance the wellbeing and protect the vulnerable
Award
A 'Certificate of Attendance' is issued
Who should attend?
Personal Carers, Nurses, Allied Health, Cleaners, Gardeners, Maintenance, Activity and Lifestyle, Administration.
