Young People, Sexual Health and Sexuality Training Course (Level 3)

Course Overview

Sexuality, sexual exploration and experiences are an important part of the natural development process and every young person develops at different stages and in different ways. Young people are influenced in many different ways and attitudes towards sexual diversity is changing. However, for some young people, they may be more vulnerable to some of the issues around sexual health and sexuality and need extra support.

This training course clarifies the meaning of sexual health and sexuality and how young people develop through a ‘cognitive sexual spectrum’. This course considers what can influence young people and how talking about sexual health and sexuality can be challenging.

This training course identifies different types of sexualised behavior from ‘healthy’ behavior through to potentially ‘harmful’ behaviour and how to recognise and react to these, whilst considering types of young people who may be especially vulnerable to the risk of sexual bullying.

This training course identifies key legislation and regulations (including PHSE requirements) and provides ideas on how best to talk to young people about sexual health and sexuality and ways to promote sexual diversity. This is a Level 3 Accredited Course.

Course Aims

• Understand the meaning of ‘sexual health’ and ‘sexuality’
• Understand theories of sexual development
• Understand principles of legislation relating to sexual behaviour
• Understand what influences young people in sexual development
• Understand indictors of concerning sexualised behaviour
• Understand ways to educate young people and promote diversity

Course Objectives

1. Define the meaning of the term ‘sexual health’
2. Define the meaning of the term ‘sexuality’
3. Clarify the meaning of the terms: Sexual Behaviours and Practices, Sensuality, Intimacy, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Sexual Power and Agency
4. Define components which form Sexual Power and Agency
5. Evaluate Psycho-Sexual Theories and how these relate to child sexual development
6. Define different components of the Sexuality Spectrum
7. Identify legislation which relates to sexual behaviour and sexual education including the Sexual Offences Act (2003), the Equality Act (2010) and PSHE (Personal, Social and Health Education) requirements
8. Describe how and what could influence young people in learning about sexuality and sexual health
9. Identify types of young people who may be of increased vulnerability of sexual bullying
10. Describe how young people develop different sexual ‘interests’ during different stages of development
11. Consider challenges young people may experience in fitting into sexual ‘social norms’
12. Describe the difference between healthy, problematic and harmful sexualised behaviour
13. Identify different indicators of sexualised behaviour
14. Identify and respond to sexual health or sexuality related situations in service settings
15. Describe best practice ways of talking to young people who want to learn more about sexuality and sexual health

Accreditation

The course content are accredited by the Open College Network (OCN) Credit4Learning.

Certification

Each learner completing this course will receive an accredited Level 3 certificate of learning.

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