This on-line training curriculum is intended to train healthcare providers and community leaders in the Eastern Caribbean on Sex and Sexuality, with particular emphasis on sexual and gender minorities and other marginalized groups in the Caribbean. These groups tend to have behaviours and vulnerabilities that place them at increased risk of contracting HIV. They also often have legal and social issues related to their behaviours that increase their vulnerability to HIV.
This course is open indefinitely, study at your own pace without due dates.
What you’ll learn
- Explore the broad concepts of sex, gender and sexuality.
- Critically consider attitudes in their society and culture related to sexual orientation, sexual identity, sexual behaviour, and sexual diversity.
- Reflect upon how their own experiences of sexual development affect their current views and feelings about sexuality issues and might influence their approach to peer education and/or outreach work on these issues.
- Understand the value of sexual diversity as opposed to stereotypes, prejudice and unfair treatment.
- Understand the link between discrimination and vulnerability to HIV and AIDS.
- Be able to educate and engage in outreach work in the area of HIV and other STIs in the context of sexual diversity.
- Understand structural barriers to sexual health.
- To increase participants’ comfort with discussing sexuality, sexual pleasure and sexual health.
