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Relationships, Dating, and Intimacy by Dave Hingsburger

Direct support staff can now use the time they spend with the people they support to help those people to learn about relationships, dating, and intimacy. We proudly launch this new three part series of Side by Side module written by Dave Hingsburger.

These modules have been designed to help the people you support to develop a wide range of relationships in a more confident and safe way.

Side by Side learning is a concept unique to Open Future Learning. Side by Side modules allow the people who receive support and the people who provide support to learn together.

Part 1 of this three-part series has been designed to help people to have a good healthy relationships.

After completing this module, you will be able to:

– Understand what give-and-tanke and sharing and caring mean in a relationship.

– Explain some different ways that two people can be nice to one another.

– Understand how to respect and take care of another person’s feelings.

– Explain what consent means and what it means in terms of sex.

Part 2 of this three-part series has been designed to help you become more comfortable with dating.

After completing this module, you will be able to:

– Describe how, where, and when you might meet someone.

– Understand the importance of getting to know, liking and spending time with people first.

– Explain how to ask someone out.

– Describe good ways of dealing with rejection.

Part 3 in this three-part series has been designed to help you learn the rules around being sexual with another person.

After completing this module, you will be able to:

– Understand what it means to be intimate with another person.

– Explain that you only become intimate with and have sex with another person when you both have made a decision to do so.

– Describe why it matters when and where yo have sec and the importance of being safe.

 

Access 24 rotatable seats to 50 learning modules and over 600 videos on demand for only $98 | £61 | €76 a month.

To ask questions or for information about our free trial please email hello@openfuturelearning.org.

 

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ALL BEHAVIOR IS COMMUNICATION

P.S. We just released a new short version of our module “Abuse Prevention.” After completing this new bite size 80 minute module you will be able to:

– Describe what abuse is, along with the signs, symptoms, causes, circumstances, patterns, and effects of abuse.

– Explain how the power and control of systems and professionals impact your role and the safety of the people you support.

– Know how to recognize and report abuse when it is witnesses or reported to you, and be able to describe the process that should take place after reporting abuse.

– Help the people you support to be able to stop and better protect themselves from abuse.

Learn more about all of our modules here.

 

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Who Am I?

We are excited to announce the release of our latest Side by Side module “Who Am I?” by Dave Hingsburger. This module was designed to help the people you support to be able to understand, accept, and like who they are. 

This module includes video presentations from Dave Hingsburger, Samantha Hughes, and John Elkin.

On successful completion of this module, you will be able to:

  • Explain what disability does and does not mean.
  • Understand and accept who you are.
  • Use words to confidently describe who you are.
  • Explain how to like who you are.

Learn more about all of our modules here.