Successfully Managing Social-Sexual Issues in Employment and Day Services

Trainer: Consuelo Senior

This is a virtual training and attendees will earn 3 CE contact hours.

People with I/DD and autism are transitioning more and more into the workforce. Despite that positive trend, statistically, many lose or have challenges keeping jobs due to issues of a social-sexual nature. This training will explore why this is happening. Attendees will learn concrete and practical techniques to begin addressing these issues. Attendees will engage in hands-on interactive work that will equip them to develop and run effective groups and provide better support.

Over the course of this training, participants will learn how to:

• Identify their own underlying assumptions and biases around the topic of sex.
• Evaluate and discuss the effect of history on the social-sexual behavior of people with I/DD.
• Explain how sexual rights are human rights.
• Describe the emotional, physical, behavioral, and psychological effects of the suppression/denial of opportunities for the person with I/DD to explore or even express their sexuality.
• Provide support for the emotions and behaviors related to social/sexual issues in a work environment.
• Understand the social-sexual characteristics of people with I/DD at all cognitive levels.
• Define the following and their differences: sex, love, relationship, intimacy.
• Demonstrate an understanding of family members' underlying issues surrounding sex and intimacy.
• Demonstrate the ALLISIT model.
• Concretely teach techniques to prevent sexual harassment.
• Develop curriculum to teach social-sexual etiquette in the workplace.
• Utilize training materials in professional group work to teach unwritten social rules.
• Explore different scenarios through a sex-positive lens.
• Use fun and creative activities to support people with I/DD in a pre-voc work setting.
• Demonstrate an ability to listen to understand, not to respond.
• Demonstrate the skills learned through role plays, small group discussions, and projects.

Social Work Continuing Education Information  

Attendees will earn 3 social work CE contact hours.

Young Adult Institute, Inc. (YAI) is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0171.

The New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work requires all registrants to attend the entire training in order to receive the Social Work CE hours.

If you are not licensed in New York, please check with your state to determine if these credits will be accepted for licensing renewal.

Cancellation Policy

If a cancellation is received 14 days prior to a scheduled training, a refund will be provided. Participants who cancel their enrollment less than 14 days but more than 5 days prior to a training will not be refunded but given credit toward a future training. Cancellation less than 5 days prior will result in no refund or credit.

No-Show Policy

No credit or refund will be provided if a registered participant does not attend a training.

YAI Knowledge reserves the right to cancel a training due to low enrollment numbers. Registrants will be notified at least two business days prior to the scheduled training.