The Sexuality Affirming Service Provider

Doors open at 8:30 am. Workshop from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm. (CST)

Date: ANNOUNCEMENT COMING SOON

Facilitators: Dr. Reece Malone & D Matombe

This workshop is appropriate for: Counsellors, therapists, life-coaches, educators, health providers, spiritual care providers, administrators, front-facing service providers, program coordinators.

 In our rapidly evolving world, individuals are faced with the task of navigating the cultural mores of sexuality (anatomy, expressions, identities) along with their own sexual health and wellness. Research indicates that service providers rarely discuss the nuances of consent, intimacy and sex, and sexual health wellness decision making with their clients. At the same time, clients have shared that their desire to engage in discussions with service providers on the topic of sexuality and sexual wellness are often met with ambivalence, discomfort, or morality-based attitudes.

This full day workshop invites service providers to explore their values and attitudes on human sexuality, broaden their awareness and knowledge on the diversity of sexual expressions and relationships, and explore pathways to increase comfort and confidence when discussing sexuality-based topics that support sexual agency, sexual self-determination, and optimal sexual health outcomes.

OBJECTIVES

By the end of the workshop, participants will:

• Explore how colonization impacted collective views on sexual identity, intimacy and eroticism
• Explore how sexuality shapes our attitudes, identities, relationships and cultural lenses and vice versa
• Examine culturally prescriptive sexual norms on sexual health and wellness
• Identify sexuality-based unconscious bias and microaggressions in the workplace and its impacts on clients
• Identify the indicators of sex positivity and being a sex and sexuality affirming service provider
• Acquire fundamental sexual health principles to guide discussions on sexual values and sexual ethics

Delivery style: Facilitation and process oriented, experiential learning oriented, small group and large group activities and discussion, introspective exercises, information delivery, short videos

Approach: Trauma-informed, inclusive, recognizes intersectionality and minority-stress factors