Oak Hill’s Center for Relationship & Sexuality Education (CRSE):

CRSE provides therapeutic and educational programs that promote safe and healthy relations for people with developmental disabilities, specific syndromes and other physical, social and emotional conditions

Oak Hill's Center for Relationship & Sexuality Education

Who benefits?

Curriculum - targets people with developmental, intellectual and physical disabilities and the people who care for them –

• Youth/teens and adults
• Parent and guardians
• Clinical staff and health care professionals
• Special education teachers and other school professionals

Therapeutic and Education Programs:

• Education and Treatment Programs for Youth and Adults
  • Sexuality Classes – gender specific class utilizing a multi-modality approach adapted to the particular needs of the participants
  • Therapeutic Classes – clinical staff facilitate sessions with the goal of increasing participant’s self-esteem and interpersonal skills
• Professional Development Tailored to Your Program
  • Professional Seminars (CEC’s/CEU’s) – full day presentations on the development of a comprehensive plan to support appropriate expressions of sexuality
  • Train the Trainer Modules (CEC’s/CEU’s)
  • Staff Training – a module for direct support staff
  • Teacher Workshops (CEC’s/CEU’s) – a module for special education teachers and other school professionals
  • Parent Workshops –meet with parent groups to address concerns about sexuality of their children.

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

To purchase a Breast Health for Women with Intellectual Teaching Manual (PowerPoint presentation on accompanying CD-ROM)  Price: $109.00 + $5.00 shipping and handling; CT Residents 6% sales tax; accept check, Visa, Mastercard, or Discover

Link to CRSE website: http://www.oakhillcrse.org

How do I get started?

Call Lucille Duguay, LCSW, director, Oak Hill Center for Relationship & Sexuality Education at (860) 242-2274, ext. 3500; or email at duguayl@ciboakhill.org 

visit website: http://www.oakhillcrse.org

Youth Curriculum - Coming Soon!

"Positive Choices":  A teaching manual on healthy relationships and sexuality for teens and young adults with developmental disabilities. 

To learn more, please call (860) 769-3500 or email: duguayl@ciboakhill.org

Special programs funded by grants–

Breast Health Outreach classes throughout Connecticut – thanks to a generous funding from the Aetna Foundation and the Komen for the CURE Foundation – Connecticut Affiliate

Receive a FREE curriculum by sponsoring a professional workshop at your agency

Curriculum includes:

• Teaching manual
• PowerPoint presentations on CD-ROM
• Current information on breast health
• Best teaching practices
• Specific lesson plans
• Agency survey and sample forms to download

FREE Professional Workshop at your location - call 860-769-3833; or email: info@oakhillcrse.org

People whose lives have changed because of Oak Hill’s CRSE program –

"It is such a good thing for clients to be able to participate in a breast health education class.  They don't get many opportunities to really go to classes that teach them something about themselves.  I feel very positive about it.  They are proud of themselves for going and participating and learning valuable information.  It is a great program and I look forward to more of our female clients having the chance to participate in breast health education classes."

- Cheryl Uzdarwin, RN, Allied Rehabilitation Center, Enfield

“The Presentation of ‘Relationship and Sexuality Education’ was well received and appreciated by parents and educators. Lucille and Debi covered the topic well, were very efficient presenting their topic light and non-offensive, yet strong enough to say what really needs to be addressed. The Curriculum certainly is needed and most unattainable for our special needs population. Its time is overdue. Thank you!”

- workshop participant

"One group that I was very proud of worked on a definition of love over a period of several weeks.  They were able to come up with a definition that I think we could challenge anybody to try and come up with something better...and I don't think they could." 

- Lucille Duguay, LCSW, director of Oak Hill Center for Relationship & Sexuality Education