Course Overview
This advanced course will build upon the concepts explored in course NSPN 7741 – Introduction to Sexual Health Rehabilitation. The course examines, from an intersectional perspective, the impact of biases and stigma as they relate to concepts of sexuality and sexual well-being in society. The course integrates the sexual rehabilitation principles, frameworks and communication strategies in the context of complex patient scenarios. The selection and application of evidence-informed physical, psychological and practical sexual rehabilitation interventions is explored. The course examines the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to conduct a sexual interview, interpret findings and respond effectively to patient scenarios.
Prerequisite(s)
- 75% in NSPN 7741
Credits
3.0
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Learning Outcomes
As a healthcare practitioner, you are expected to follow professional standards of practice throughout all SN programs and courses. In this course, you will have opportunities to use the processes of critical thinking, systematic inquiry, communication, collaboration, leadership, professionalism, and clinical decision-making. Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Explore the impacts of biases and stigma as they relate to sexuality
- Distinguish between different forms of stigma, including self, social, and structural
- Examine the impact of stigma and discrimination on sexual health
- Demonstrate how philosophical underpinnings can maintain barriers to sexual health and well-being
- Examine the relationship between own personal biases, implicit and explicit values, and assumptions relating to sexual health and clinical practice
- Implement evidence-informed approaches to challenge existing barriers to sexual health
- Integrate a variety of sexual health rehabilitation principles and frameworks to complex patient scenarios
- Utilize the 3-step method to initiate a discussion with a patient about sexual health in a variety of settings
- Conduct a comprehensive sexual health assessment or dialogue using recognized communication strategies and frameworks
- Examine a patient's identified sexual health concerns, causes of sexual distress, and contributing factors
- Incorporate the IMB model when co-creating a plan for sexual health rehabilitation (SIECCAN, 2019)
- Apply evidence-informed physical, psychological, and practical sexual health rehabilitation interventions
- Incorporate a Motivational Interviewing approach into the development of an individualized sexual health rehabilitation care plan (CCMI, 2023)
- Organize a patient's sexual health rehabilitation care plan that values their priorities and context
- Assemble helpful local, territorial, provincial, national, and international resources in sexual health care
- Articulate profession's scope as it relates to sexual health care
Effective as of Winter 2025
Related Programs
Advanced Sexual Health Rehabilitation (NSPN 7751) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
School of Health Sciences
- Sexual Health Rehabilitation
Microcredential Part-time
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