AN INTRODUCTION TO SEXUALITY EDUCATION:
A Handbook for Primary Care Providers
"This book is an essential guide to help practitioners feel more at ease and more well-resourced when it comes to addressing the sexual health of their patients."
This manual provides primary care providers, including MDs, PAs, and others, with the tools to combat problematic, inaccurate, and harmful sexuality information that comes from families, classrooms, peers, partners, and the media. It supports PCPs as they consider their own biases, history, and knowledge base, and affirms that sexuality education is an integral piece to all clinical work.
HANDBOOK OVERVIEW
Understanding Your Personal Perspective
The first section provides guidance on self-analysis you, the primary care provider. Understanding your personal perspective before bringing sexuality education into the clinical space is critical.
Broad Overview
Sex & Sexuality Topics
The second section provides a broad overview to numerous topics related to sexuality that clients bring into the clinical setting. These include anatomy, physiology, sexual arousal, reproduction, communication styles, intimate partner violence, masturbation, and more.
Usable Client
Handouts & Forms
The third section includes 22 handouts you can copy and use with clients along with guides and recommendations on how to use them.
Additional Resources
The final section is an extensive list of resources, organized by topic and annotated with a brief description of what content they cover.
PRAISE FOR THE HANDBOOK
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