ASPSH offers ONLINE SEXUAL HEALTH WORKSHOPS in partnership with the Teaching and Learning Centre, University of Calgary.
History:
ASPSH was formed in 1993 to provide education and training opportunities for sexual health professionals and other individuals interested in Sexual Health. The first Biennial Western Canadian Conference on Sexual Health was held in 1994. The biennial conferences and other past education/training events have addressed sexual health programming, prevention, health promotion and support strategies. Feedback from conference and workshop participants revealed a keen desire for ongoing and consistent education and training opportunities.
ASPSH education program goals:
- increase the number of trained sexual health professionals in Alberta
- expand sexual health training programs to rural and diverse communities within the province of Alberta
- utilize innovative sexual health education and training strategies including the use of on–line and interactive resources
- create an accredited, standardized sexual health education program for professional development
Current Activities:
ONLINE WORKSHOPS
Province-wide needs assessments conducted by ASPSH identified a number of sexual health education and training needs of health region and community agency professionals. The priority topics identified were:
- Sexual Violence/ Relationship Violence
- Sexual Diversity
- Cross Cultural Competency Training
- Counselling Skills Training – Entry and Advanced Levels
- Social Marketing for Sexual Health
- STI/Birth Control Updates
- Substance Use & Sexual Activity
- New/Innovative Initiatives to Promote Safer Sex Practices
In November 2005 ASPSH offered our first online workshop 'Social Marketing for Sexual Health', followed by 'STI and Contraceptive Update'. To date ASPSH has offered over 65 online workshops with over 1200 participants from one coast to the other. ASPSH continues to offer online workshops addressing a range of sexual health issues to meet the needs of our members and workshop participants.
To register for an online workshop please send an e-mail to the Education Coordinator at aspsh@shaw.ca
Please watch this website for the posting of the 2011/2012 Calendar of Online Workshops.
SEXUAL ATTITUDE REASSESSMENT WORKSHOPS (SAR)
ASPSH offers a two and a half day Sexual Attitude Reassessment workshop with a certified sexuality educator and facilitator. 96 individuals have participated in the SAR workshops since January 2007 - the most recent one being held in Calgary in May 2010.
ASPSH is also working in partnership with Options Sexual Health Association of Edmonton in a Status of Women funded project providing Family Planning information for Immigrant and Refugee Women and Service Providers. For more information on this project please contact Options at 780 423-3737.
If you would like to book a SAR or you would like more information about our online workshops please contact:
Melanie Anderson, Education Coordinator at ASPSH@shaw.ca