Do you provide advice and support about sexual function and sexuality?
Or do you avoid this subject?
Do you have a Sexuality Policy in place at work?
What keeps you safe?
Do you know your boundaries?
Make sure you are up to date and confident with these crucial skills, on sexual function and sexuality, to enable you to provide holistic care for your service users
Examples of resources:
International Encyclopaedia of Rehabilitation (2010) Sexuality and Spinal Cord Injury. http://cirrie.buffalo.edu/encyclopedia/en/article/5/
European Society of Sexual Medicine http://www.essm.org/society/esha.html
Australasian Sexual Health Alliance http://www.sexualhealthalliance.org.au/index.php/home/member-organisations
Sexual Health & Disability Alliance http://www.shada.org.uk
Sexual Respect Toolkit Excellent resources for Healthcare Professionals
http://www.sexualrespect.com Provide a wide range of information and advice for healthcare professionals
www.i-said.co.uk Offer expert advice & training and assistance with protocol writing
Do you have a Sexuality Policy in place at work? What keeps you safe? Do you know your boundaries? Make sure you are up to date and confident with these crucial skills, on sexual function and sexuality, to enable you to provide holistic care for your service users.