A Longitudinal Study of Sexuality Training for the Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Team

Sexuality and Disability, Vol. 29, No. 2, pp. 87-100, 2010

14 Pages Posted: 30 Jan 2012 Last revised: 28 Oct 2013

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Patricia Fronek

Griffith University - School of Allied Health and Social Work; and Law Futures

Melissa Kendall

Queensland Health

Susan Booth

Queensland Spinal Cord Injury Service - Transitional Rehabilitation Program

Ellen Eugarde

Queensland Health

Timothy Geraghty

Queensland Health

Date Written: January 28, 2012

Abstract

Discipline specific and multidisciplinary training programs have been developed to provide practitioners working in health and disability fields with various combinations of knowledge, skills, attitudes and practitioner comfort important for such discussions. There is little, however, which demonstrates the long term effectiveness of such training programs. The current study is a 2-year follow-up to a randomized controlled trial that examined the effectiveness of a sexuality training program for rehabilitation practitioners working within spinal cord injury rehabilitation. Using both questionnaire-based and qualitative data, findings suggest that training can have long-lasting effects on practitioner knowledge, comfort and attitudes in addressing sexuality issues with clients. Training that is developed around the individualized needs of practitioners and the settings within which they work may be particularly effective. Future research is needed to explore the applicability of this type of training to other rehabilitation and healthcare settings.

Keywords: sexuality, training, interdisciplinary, spinal cord injury, Australia

Suggested Citation

Fronek, Patricia and Kendall, Melissa and Booth, Susan and Eugarde, Ellen and Geraghty, Timothy, A Longitudinal Study of Sexuality Training for the Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Team (January 28, 2012). Sexuality and Disability, Vol. 29, No. 2, pp. 87-100, 2010, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1994541

Patricia Fronek (Contact Author)

Griffith University - School of Allied Health and Social Work; and Law Futures ( email )

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Melissa Kendall

Queensland Health ( email )

147-163 Charlotte Street
Brisbane, Queensland 4000
Australia

Susan Booth

Queensland Spinal Cord Injury Service - Transitional Rehabilitation Program

3rd Floor Buranda Village
Cnr Ipswich Road and Cornwall Street
Buranda, Queensland QLD 4102
Australia

Ellen Eugarde

Queensland Health ( email )

147-163 Charlotte Street
Brisbane, Queensland 4000
Australia

Timothy Geraghty

Queensland Health ( email )

147-163 Charlotte Street
Brisbane, Queensland 4000
Australia

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