Workshops
MMI's workshops offer service providers and caregivers of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities tools to talk about sexuality.
Carly De Bruin, MPA, CTRS, has been trained in the ELEVATUS curriculum specifically for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, their families and staff members working with them.
- Read about the ELEVATUS Curriculum
- This evidence-based, comprehensive and trauma-informed curriculum is offered for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities at MMI.
- The information will be age-appropriate but is provided using developmentally appropriate techniques.
Tough Topics Covered
- Appropriate expression of sexuality through public and private behaviors.
- Consent.
- Gender identity.
- Healthy friendships/relationships.
- Masturbation.
- Pornography.
- Pregnancy.
- Puberty in males and females.
- Social media safety.
- Sexually transmitted illness prevention.
Workshops
For Families
Workshops for families on how to talk to their kids about topics related to sexuality are occasionally offered throughout the year at MMI.
- This workshop gives parents the tools to open honest lines of communication with their children about sexuality and share their personal opinions and values about the topic. Education should begin in the home.
- It is the responsibility of clinicians to provide medically accurate, fact-based education on sexuality, NOT to express personal values related to sexuality.
For Service Providers
Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities are often served by residential and employment programs. These new settings provide novel challenges related to sexuality as adults are introduced to a new group of people and relationships develop. Support staff and administration are often left to handle these challenges alone, which is why the ELEVATUS curriculum also provides workshops for service providers. These workshops will be offered on a request basis.