CHCEDU004 - Develop, implement and review sexual and reproductive health education programs
Nominal hours
Location
Sunshine
Werribee
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)
Overview
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to develop, deliver and evaluate sexual and reproductive health education programs.This unit applies to workers in both health and community sectors. Workers at this level will be part of a professional team and under the guidance of a supervisor.
Assessment
For Melbourne campuses
Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit's learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work-based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.
Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
- developed, implemented and reviewed at least 2 different sexual and reproductive health education programs to address a range of needs of 1 community group and 1 individual
Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
- community demographics, social trends and indicators
- social justice principles
- evidence based practise
- current organisation policy in relation to sexual and reproductive health initiatives and associated legal requirements
- own personal and social values and attitudes and their impact on education program development and delivery
- community resources and referral networks
- fundamentals principles of:
- the anatomy and physiology of human sexuality
- sexual function and dysfunction
- pregnancy, birth and contraception
- reproductive and sub-fertility issues
- sexually transmissible infections (STIs), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and safer sex issues
- sexuality events in the life cycle
- sexuality development across the lifespan
- sexual assault and harassment
- sexual identity and orientation
- legal and ethical issues in sexuality
- sexuality and disability
- sexuality in cultural contexts
- gender and gender identity
- sexual identity and sexual behaviour
- heteronormativity
- effective sexuality education
- sexual health promotion and policy
Required reading
The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.
As part of a course
This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):