Family Planning Australia provide specialist training in the area of reproductive and sexual health, as well as workplace-based training and community education workshops and programs. We are a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) authorised by the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) to provide nationally accredited courses under the Australian Qualifications Framework. Courses for teachers, doctors, nurses, midwives may also be approved for professional development points or hours. Please see individual course descriptions for details.

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Introduction to Sexuality and Disability

Introductory course for disability sector workers to support people with intellectual disability and/or autism in their sexuality and relationships.  Explore workers’ roles in upholding clients’ rights to experience safe and fulfilling sexual lives, developing health literacy, and building the capacity of people with intellectual disability and their families within legal and policy frameworks.

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Sexualised Behaviours of Concern and Intellectual Disability

Sexual behaviours occur along a continuum from curiou

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Sexuality and Disability: Workplace Policy Made Easy

Sexuality policies of an organisation help staff to

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Sexuality Matters! Part A: Provide rights-based sexuality supports

The sexuality of people with intellectual disabilit

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Sexuality Matters! Part B: Design and Deliver a Sexuality Education Program

Develop skills in planning, delivering and evaluating a sexuality education program for a range of audiences, including parents, carers, disability workers and people with intellectual disability. The course comprises training needs assessment, program and session planning, learning styles, teaching strategies and activities, use of current resources and program evaluation.

 

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Supporting Decision Making in Sexuality For People With Intellectual Disability

Supported decision making is a model for supporting

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Supporting People with Disability to Access the Sex Industry

This course is designed to enable service providers to sort fact from fiction, develop knowledge on duty of care, address barriers and ma

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