Young Peoples Sexual Health Training

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Young Peoples Sexual Health Training

All of the training below is now being facilitated by The Eddystone Trust and there will be dates and venues posted in the next 2 weeks.

IF YOU WANT TO BOOK ONTO OUR TRAINING PLEASE EMAIL DIRECTLY TO Training@eddystone.org.uk WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

Your full name

Contact details (email and phone number)

Training course/s and date/s you want to book onto

OR PHONE OUR PLYMOUTH OFFICE ON: 01752 254406 and speak to Marie Westlake.

Once your email has been received you will be sent a booking form to complete and a copy of our Terms and Conditions.

For anyone who does not qualify for a free training place but would like to attend this training please email training@eddystone.org.uk to get more details of availability and cost.

If you are interested in getting information about out bespoke training then please telephone us on:

01752 254406 or 0800 328 3508

Thank you

An Introduction to Sexual Health (for practitioners)
Learning Outcomes:

Understand the reasons why young people have sex and investigate the needs that are met.
Communicate about sex, sexuality and relationships effectively.
Be well informed of common Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs).
Understand what individuals can do to reduce the risk of contracting or transmitting STIs.
Understand elements of the law in relation to sex and sexuality.
Be aware of the agencies able to give help, advice and treatment on contraceptive and sexual health.

Sexual Health Intervention – Condom Distribution (C-Card) & Chlamydia Screening
You must have completed An Introduction to Sexual Health or equivalent to attend this training course.
Learning outcomes:

Know the Fraser guidelines and the Sex Offences Act 2003.
Understand the range of and purpose of male and female contraception methods Understand the range and purpose of male and female contraception methods.
Know how to initiate the offer of a Chlamydia screen.
Understand and be able to correctly record all issues relating to C-Card and Chlamydia screening

Pregnancy Testing
Aims & Learning outcomes: To enable staff from a range of settings to develop and deliver pregnancy testing as part of their wider sexual health services.

Have considered their own and others viewpoints on pregnancy and abortion and reflected on how these might influence their work with young people.
Understand the guidelines and the local care pathway for carrying out a pregnancy test, including an awareness of the menstrual cycle, ensuring quality standards are maintained at all times.
Be aware of practical ways of supporting a young person to make an informed decision about pregnancy.
Identify key local and national agencies for information, support and referrals

No Rush, No Regrets (Supporting young People to Delay early Sex)
Aims & learning outcomes:

To explore a range of practical ways of working with young people to help them make positive and healthy choices and decisions around their sexual health.

To look at the causes and effects of early sex and current findings.
To come to an understanding of what the delay approach is.
To explore the ten strategies for raising Delay as an issue in our work with young people.

Sexual Health Work With Boys & Young Men
Aims:

To engage fully with boys and young men’s issues around their health, relationships and sexual health.
To develop confidence, knowledge and skills which can be used in a range of settings as a basis for targeted work with boys and young men.
To develop an action plan for the delivery of sexual health work with boys and young men’s work in the organisation.

Go Girls
Aims & Learning outcomes:

This course aims to enable workers to reflect and develop strategies and a deeper understanding of self-esteem and assertiveness work with girls and young women. This course will reflect on your own self-esteem and assertiveness as well as developing strategies for supporting girls and young women to increase their own too. We cannot pass on what we do not have!

Understand and explore theories of self-esteem and assertiveness, including holistic models.
Explore and reflect on girls and women’s experiences of relationships and sex.