Course Description
Grad Cert in Relationships and Sexuality Education for People with Intellectual Disability
Please note: This course will not have an intake in September 2021
The Graduate Certificate in Relationships and Sexuality Education for People with Intellectual Disability is a unique programme offering specialist educational training in the area of friendships, relationships, sexuality and sexual health. It will reflect issues relating to all sexualities in Irish, European and global contexts.
The programme will equip participants with appropriate, accurate, evidence-based, up-to-date knowledge, free from discrimination, gender bias and stigma. It aims to create and develop competent educators in the areas of friendships, relationships and sexuality and sexual health.
Our strategic aim for this programme is to provide the first Irish Level 9, taught programme in Relationships and Sexuality Education for people with Intellectual Disability. The objectives are to:
- Train a generation of educators in friendships, relationships, sexuality and sexual health for people with intellectual disability across the lifespan
- Elaborate on sexuality-related literary, artistic and cultural discourses
- Advocate for the implementation and where necessary the creation of social policy on sexuality, sexual health education and sexual education promotion in relation to human rights that shape social justice and diversity
For these reasons, the aims of this programme are to enable students to:
- Develop knowledge regarding the working and diversity of sexuality, sexual identities, gender identities, sexual orientation and formation of sexual cultures
- Engage in socio-political and ethical debates regarding the interaction of cultural, health, disabilities, historical and social influences with human sexuality, at personal and societal levels
- Provide a challenging environment where initiative and creativity will be fostered and where students will be encouraged to share experiences and learn from each other
- Equip students with the skills and sexual literacy to devise and implement work-related strategies
- Develop in students the necessary competencies to measure and evaluate friendships, relationships, sexuality and sexual health related initiatives
- Emphasise in its content and delivery the need to exercise critical judgement in order to select relevant friendships, relationships, sexuality and sexual health educational tools
- Develop negotiating skills to give participants the confidence to promote solutions in the friendships, relationships, sexuality and sexual health environment
- Develop lifelong learning skills
This part-time, blended delivery programme begins in September, and comprises three core modules.
Language, Sexuality and Culture
Topics include: Socialisation process; History and theories underpinning sexuality studies; Intellectual disability; Heterosexuality; History of Irish sexuality; Social institutions; Language, media and communications; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex (LGBTQI); Power and intimacy.
Intellectual Disability Relationships and Sexuality
Topics include: Personal values and understanding of people with intellectual disability being a sexual human being; Supporting relationships; Intimacy; Communication; Power; Labelling and discrimination; Friendships and relationships for all regardless of level of disabilities.
Pedagogy and Sexual Health
Topics include: Theoretical perspectives on teaching and learning; Theories of learning; Lesson plan development; Facilitating teaching sessions creatively and RSE policy development.
| College | Dublin City University (DCU) |
| Course Location | Glasnevin, Dublin |
| Location Postcode | Dublin 9 |
| Course Category | Medicine & Healthcare |
| Awarding Body | Dublin City University |
| Awarding Body Details | Grad Cert in Relationships and Sexuality Education for People with Intellectual Disability |
| Entry Requirements | General Entry Requirements Normally a recognised primary Level 8 degree with a minimum of a H2:2. In the case of International applicants, having educational qualifications of a standard equivalent to those outlined above. In addition, where such candidates are non-native speakers of the English language they must satisfy the University of their competency in the English language. Applicants who do not hold a primary degree (or judged equivalent) will have their prior certified learning assessed through a system of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). Fees Part time EU Status Fee Part-time €2,590 per annum Non EU Fee Part time €5,000 per annum |
| Carear Path | Career Areas Education Healthcare National Voluntary Organisations NGOs Public Health Graduates will be well equipped to develop their existing practices and/or take up positions with a multiplicity of stakeholders such as intellectual disability services, secondary and primary schools, local and national government, non-governmental organisations, health settings and private sector positions, for example: Sexuality/pastoral education at primary, secondary and tertiary levels Services for the child and adolescent both with NGOs and governmental agencies Community and primary care workers, social workers, registered nurses (Intellectual Disability, General and Mental Health) and especially those related to sexual health education and promotion and care centres Reproductive health education, research, training, and prevention facilities and organisations Service provision and training for service providers in hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and rape crisis centres Marriage and relationship counselling services, psychotherapy and other counselling services |
| Phone | +353 (0) 1 700 5833 |
| Course Code | DC675 |
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