People with developmental disabilities are often left out of the conversation about sexuality and relationships, almost as if they are incapable of having thoughts, feelings, and needs. In reality, they, too, are sexual beings who need information and skills for making healthy decisions about sexuality. As someone who works in a competitive integrated employment setting or a worksite, you see the need to address relationships and sexuality on a one-on-one basis with people with I/DD who are employees. We explored the topics and main points to teach and examine techniques for helping people with I/DD to have healthy work relationships.
In this webinar participants:
- Gained knowledge about relationships and sexuality and specific issues for people with developmental disabilities.
- Explored knowledge and skills for building healthy relationships at work including types of relationships, public and private, and working with coworkers
- Explored ways to communicate about sexuality with people with developmental disabilities.
Guest Speaker: Katherine McLaughlin (M.Ed.)is certified as a sexuality educator by AASECT (American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists) and is the Founder of Disability Workshops, now Elevatus Training, LLC. She is the CEO and lead Trainer and delivers Elevatus’ live and online trainings. She is the author of Sexuality Education for People with Developmental Disabilities Curriculum and also develops educational materials for others to use in teaching and communicating. Learn more about Elevates Training on their website.