Relationships and sex education for learning disability nurses

Description

A half day virtual training course for LD nurses (and other staff supporting people with learning disabilities too) to look at how we support our patients with learning disabilities when it comes to their rights around sex and relationships.  

Aim

To increase the confidence and knowledge of participants to support people with learning disabilities in terms of the sexual health and sex and relationships rights.

Outcomes

By the end of the training participants will have:

-had an update around the law, mental capacity act and capacity to consent to sexual relationships and CQC guidance

- considered how to support patients directly, and through providers, with their sex and relationships rights

-more knowledge of current easy read and other resources available to support our work

Agenda

• Welcome, introductions and working agreement
• The law, capacity to consent and CQC guidance
• Rights of people with learning disabilities to sex and relationships
• Resources
• Close