Guide
How to help your Child to be a Strong Sexual Self-Advocate
In Part two of our Sexuality Series, parents and professionals will learn what sexual self-advocacy is, explore ways you can support your child in becoming a sexual self-advocate, and teach self-advocacy skills to your child.
About this Workshop
People with developmental disabilities are often left out of the conversation about sexuality, almost as if they are incapable of having thoughts, feelings, and needs. In reality, they, too, are sexual beings who need information and skills for making healthy decisions about sexuality. One of these skills is the ability to be a sexual self-advocate. As defined by Green Mountain Self-Advocates, sexual self-advocacy includes:
“Speaking up for yourself, sexually.”
“Taking a stand.”
“Saying to whomever – this is my choice.”
“Stating your sexual limits and desires with your partner, respecting others limits and desires.”
In Part two of our Sexuality Series, parents and professionals will learn what sexual self-advocacy is, explore ways you can support your child in becoming a sexual self-advocate, and teach self-advocacy skills to your child.
Speaker
Katherine McGlaughlin, Founder & Director of Training, Elevatus Training.
Download the presentation
Download Session two handouts
About the Sexuality series
Discussing sexuality with young adults is vital, yet often challenging, and many of us lack the experience or skills to engage in healthy conversations. These discussions play a key role in promoting personal well-being, respect, and dignity.
The Sexuality Series is a virtual, four-part series of free workshops put on by the Perkins Transition Center, designed for families and professionals to explore strategies for meaningful conversations and discover tools to make the topic of Sexuality easier to approach with young adults with disabilities.
Speaker: Katherine McLaughlin, M.Ed., Founder and Director of Training, Elevatus Training
Other workshops in the series:
- Part One: Tips and Tools for Positive, Effective Sexuality Conversations
- Part Two: How to help your Child to be a Strong Sexual Self- Advocate (this workshop)
- Part Three: Healthy Boundaries: Types of Public and Private Relationships
- Part Four: Moving from a Friend to a Partner in the Age of Technology
