Sexuality in Palliative Care

Aim:

To enable palliative care practitioners to create opportunities for patients to address intimacy and sexuality issues in the context of a terminal illness

Designed for:

This course is suitable for health and allied health professionals who work with palliative care patients

Learning outcomes:

- Define intimacy and sexuality
- Examine own values, beliefs and assumptions relating to sexuality
- Increase awareness of differences in sexuality
- Consider the impact of illness on sexuality and relationships
- Address cultural aspects of sexuality
- Information and strategies to enable you to confidently address sexuality with your patients and their partners

Topics covered:

- Personal values and assumptions relating to sexuality in palliative care
- Communication and sexual issues
- Issues for same sex couples, intersex and transgender people
- Illness and treatment and the effects on sexuality
- Relationship issues and intimacy
- Cultural aspects of sexuality
- Role boundaries

Course duration:

9.00 am to 4.00 pm

Cost:

$135.00
Morning and afternoon tea provided, BYO lunch or use the local cafes

Course Dates & Registration

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Dates to be advised