Course Description

This course is designed to enhance and deepen your knowledge base as you care for patients with sexual dysfunction and help you create a comprehensive toolbox for sexual interviewing, counseling, and troubleshooting techniques to use with your patients.

Note: this coursework does not repeat the sexual knowledge gained in the management courses, but is intended to compliment what you learn in those courses – everything you learned there very much applies! Your grade is determined by a quiz during each module of the course. You are allowed to attempt the quiz multiple times, and it is an open book quiz.

Objectives

By the end of the course, a successful learner will be able to:

• Define common terms used to describe sexuality and the sexual experience.
• Differentiate the physiology of various aspects of sexuality, including arousal, penetration, and orgasm.
• Name at least 3 questions that can be helpful in performing a thorough, helpful sexual interview.
• Break down elements of sexual positioning troubleshooting.
• Examine hormonal impact on sexuality.
• Investigate how sexuality fluctuates across the age span, as well as considerations that may be needed at various steps along the way.
• Create homework with and without partner involvement that can be helpful to these patients and enhance your clinical results.

Applicability

• • Pelvic Health Specialist Certification

Evidence In Motion is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. PD activity approval ID# 9141. This Distance learning-independent activity is offered at 2.8 CEUs; Intermediate, OT Service Delivery, Foundational Knowledge. AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures.

Sexual Considerations has been approved for 2.8 continuing education hours by PTPN, which is an organization recognized by the Physical Therapy Board of California to approve courses for continuing education competency hours. If you have questions or concerns, please contact PTPN 800-766-7876 and ask for the Quality Assurance Department or CEO.