Do Ask, Do Tell: A Sexuality Training for Reproductive Health Care Staff

Training Manual

If staff don’t ask about sexuality, clients won’t tell. Research shows that many clients want to talk about sexuality but don’t know how to bring it up. If staff are not comfortable initiating the conversation, it perpetuates a code of silence about sexuality, which is a basic and healthy part of being human. Many staff are only comfortable discussing sexuality in the context of disease or pregnancy prevention. However, healthy sexuality includes so much more. It includes, but is not limited to, sex, intimacy, pleasure, gender, gender roles, sexual orientation and reproduction. This training is designed to help build staff comfort discussing sexuality issues more broadly and directly. When staff are comfortable, they are able to do more effective sexual history-taking and risk assessment, which can help clients reduce their risks related to STIs, HIV and unplanned pregnancy. This trainer’s manual includes all of the materials needed to conduct either a four-hour session or four one-hour sessions.

Users: Administrators, managers, educators, and agency trainers.

Cost: $40

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