Course description
Promoting Sexual and Reproductive Health
This module will enable youto make an in-depth analysis of some of the contemporary issues affecting sexual and reproductive health, focusing on physiological, psychological, psychosocial, cultural, epidemiological and environmental factors affecting individual’s during their life span.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
Entry requirements
- Ability to study at level 7
- Professional registration as a healthcare professional:
- Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
- Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Working in health and social care.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
Credits: 15
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the module, youshould be able to:
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of the social context in which sexuality and sexual health is experienced.
- Critically analyse evidence based knowledge of contraception, sexually transmitted infections, blood borne viruses, gynaecology, sexuality andpsycho-sexual issues.
- Assess the role of the practitioner when providing healthcare to men and women within sexual and reproductive healthcare.
- Demonstrate in-depth understanding of the needs of specific groups such as teenagers and other high risk or vulnerable groups.
Training Course Content
Indicative module content includes:
- Pre-pregnancy planning
- Assisted conception
- Early pregnancy complications
- Men’s health and well-being
- HIV and AIDS
- Diagnosis, investigation and management of common gynaecological disorders, for example polycystic ovarian syndrome, endometriosis
- Urogynaecology
- Current contraceptive choices
- Female genital mutilation, labiaplasty
- Termination of pregnancy
- Sexually acquired infection
- Contemporary issues in childbearing
- Young people and sex.
Course delivery details
For the 2022/23 curriculum, our CPD moduleswill be delivered usinghybrid learning. This means that depending on the subject and content of learning and teaching, modules will mainly be delivered via a combination of face to face and online delivery, as this has worked really well for our practice-based colleagues. A couple of modules will be delivered solely online, however for most modules face to face contact time and attendance at the university will be required.
Learning and teaching methods include:
- Key theoretical lectures
- Class discussions and debate
- Self-directed learning activities
- E-learning.