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Sexuality 101


Workshop Duration: 2 x 2 hours

Cost: $240.00

Are you an OT working with clients where sexuality, intimacy or relationships are clearly impacting their wellbeing but you’re not sure how to address it?

Are you unsure how to approach this topic in a way that is respectful, safe and aligned with professional boundaries?

This session builds clear clinical reasoning and practical confidence so you can recognise sexuality as a core part of human experience and have meaningful conversations with clients about intimacy, relationships and sexual health.

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What will you learn?

In this workshop, you will gain the following insights and tools to:

  • Understand sexuality as a core part of human identity and its relevance to occupational therapy practice
  • Reflect on personal and professional values, assumptions and biases and how these impact clinical interactions
  • Recognise common barriers that prevent clinicians from addressing sexuality in practice
  • Understand the biological, psychological and social factors that influence sexual functioning
  • Identify common concerns such as pain, low libido, arousal challenges and the impact of health conditions and medications
  • Apply practical strategies to initiate conversations, assess needs and support clients in a respectful and safe way

 

Who is this workshop for?

This workshop is ideal for Occupational Therapists working who want to feel more confident addressing sexuality and intimacy in their practice.

Whether you are a new graduate or an experienced clinician, this training will support you to approach this area with greater clarity, confidence and professionalism.

 

Why attend?
This workshop provides essential knowledge and skills to enhance your Occupational Therapy practice and professional development.

By attending, you will:

  • Build confidence in having conversations about sexuality with clients
  • Strengthen your understanding of the OT role in this area
  • Develop a more holistic, person centred approach to care
  • Improve your ability to assess and respond to client needs in a safe and respectful way
  • Apply practical strategies to support wellbeing, relationships and quality of life

 

What's included?

  • Gain online access to the workshop – live workshops are delivered via Zoom, while self-paced options include access to recorded sessions
  • Download workshop slides and any resources provided by the presenter
  • Enjoy six months of access to the recording and resources via your Verve OT Learning Library
  • Receive a certificate of completion for your CPD records, available via email upon completion of the workshop
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About the Presenter

 Anita Brown-Major (she/her) is an Occupational therapist who is passionate about the recognition of all people as sexual beings. Anita has worked for over 25 years in subacute rehabilitation and founded Thrive Rehab in 2016. She has completed extensive research into the importance of sexuality – not just sex, but relationships, intimacy and self-esteem for people living with different abilities and bodies, ensuring a focus on quality of life. She is a respected presenter, advocate and an engaging storyteller.


Anita will be joined by Sarah Pelexas for approx 30min of the 2hour content - Sarah Palexas (she/they) shares over 18 years’ experience as an Occupational Therapist (OT), working in a diverse range of mental health, psychosocial disability and academic settings. Sarah is currently the Principal OT at Thrive Rehab, a specialist private practice that provides LGBTQIA+ and gender affirming, neurodivergent affirming, sex positive, psychosocial disability and trauma informed OT services. Sarah is passionate about respectful practice, consent, cantering the client’s own lived experience as the anchor for understanding and building safe(r) therapeutic relationships; affirming OT practice is an imperative and benefits ALL clients!

 

Workshop duration: 2 x 2 Hour

Cost: $240.00

 

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WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING

I have done a lot of trainings that cover sexuality and the concepts really briefly, so I was looking for something that went into the topic a bit deeper. I think it covered this perfectly and really opened my eyes up to how little we talk about Sex as OTs, but why we really need to!