Established to provide therapeutic and educational programs that promote safe and healthy relations for people with developmental disabilities, specific syndromes and other physical, social and emotional conditions.

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Who is this program for?

• Educators: general and special education teachers
• Clinicians and medical professionals
• Healthcare professionals and direct support staff
• Parents and/or guardians of youth with developmental disabilities

Breast Health For Women with Intellectual Disabilities Teaching Manual

This curriculum is designed to increase the comfort, awareness, and skill of women with intellectual disabilities in relation to their own breast health.  In the accompanying PowerPoint presentation on CD-ROM, 3 women with disabilities act as role models to empower others to perform breast self-examinations, and to tolerate clinical breast exams and mammograms.

Care providers will find this curriculum essential to their commitment to best practice and quality improvement.  It includes valuable teaching strategies and laminated illustrations to augment learning. 

"Reaching women with intellectual disabilities about breast health is essential yet often overlooked.  This teaching guide fills that gap in service and should be disseminated to all who work with this special population."  - Pauline Kezer, President, Connecticut Affiliate, Susan G. Komen for the Cure

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Sexuality Education Classes

Provides instruction in a gender-specific class utilizing a multi-modality approach adapted to the particular needs of the participants. The approach is both instructional and therapeutic as participants acquire accurate information and explore their feelings and attitudes about sexuality and relationships. Learning is enhanced using slides, videos, anatomical models and action methods.

Content includes:

• Concepts of privacy and consent
• Hygiene
• Anatomy
• Sexual health
• Abuse avoidance
• Sexual norms and laws

Therapeutic Groups

Clinical staff facilitate weekly sessions with the goal of increasing participants’ self-esteem and interpersonal skills.

Group members develop:

• their listening skills and empathy
• learn to discriminate between types of relationships
• practice appropriate social behavior
• develop critical thinking and responsible decision-making
• learn to recognize exploitation and abuse

Program features:

• Safe and confidential learning environment
• Classes for adolescents and adults
• Maximum of eight participants per session
• “Positive Choices” programs for non-disabled youth
• Accommodations for people with physical disabilities
• Abuse prevention training
• Curriculum adapted to the particular needs of the individuals in each session

Professional Development Tailored to Your Program

1. Professional Seminars (CEC’s/CEU’s) –
2. Train the Trainer Modules (CEC’s/CEU’s)
3. Therapeutic Group Modality
4. Sexuality Education and Consent Assessment
5. Staff Training
6. Teacher Workshops (CEC’s/CEU’s)
7. Parent Workshops

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