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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

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Education 380-3

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Human Sexuality

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Abuse Prevention for the Mentally Handicapped

Summer Session, 1990

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Instructor: Judith Pilley

MTWRFS

8:30-12:30

July 16-25,1990

Location: Jericho Hill School

Prerequisite:

Certified Practicing Teacher

Course Description;

This course is designed for teachers, counsellors, education

assistants, administrators and care givers who work with students

and young adults with developmental disabilities. The course will

examine the issue of sexuality and sexual abuse of people with

developmental disabilities and provide participants with background

information, materials and techniques on the teaching of sexuality

and sexual abuse prevention.

Topics will include:

Definition of abuse

Prevalence of sexual abuse

Identification of child sexual abuse

Protocol in reporting abuse

Environmental factors contributing to vulnerability

Developmental disabilities as a risk factor

Characteristics of the sex educator

The subject matter

Materials/resources

Teaching techniques

Recommended texts:

Kempton, Winifred, 1988. Sex Education for Persons With

Disabilities That Hinder Learning: A Teacher's guide Stanfield

Publishing Company, Santa Monica.

Senn, Charlene Y., 198-. Vulnerable G. Allan Roeher Institute

Downsview, Ontario.