Comprehensive Sexuality Education and Healthy Relationships Training for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD)
Welcome to Elevatus Training, a national leader in healthy relationships, sexuality, and intellectual and developmental disabilities and autism (I/DD). We offer comprehensive, age-appropriate products and workshops that help professionals, educators, self-advocates, and parents confidently teach and discuss healthy relationships and sexuality.
Our products are medically accurate, evidence-informed, trauma-informed, and include the following:
Who Founded Elevatus Training?
Elevatus Training was founded by Katherine McLaughlin, M.Ed., an AASECT-Certified Sexuality Educator (CSE) with more than 30 years of experience in sexuality education and disability support. She is the CEO and lead trainer for Elevatus Training.
Katherine’s work began in reproductive rights and public health, including many years working with Planned Parenthood. Over time, her focus expanded into healthy relationships and sexuality education for people with I/DD. That shift was shaped in part by her own life experience after she became a wheelchair user following a spinal cord injury at the age of 26.
That personal experience helped deepen her understanding of the inequities many people with disabilities face, including the harmful belief that people with disabilities are not sexual beings. Since then, her career has focused on changing that narrative through education, advocacy, and practical support.
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Developmental Disabilities and Sexuality: Becoming a Sexuality Educator and Trainer
A 3-Day Certificate Training for anyone who works with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and wants to lead sexuality education classes and staff/parent trainings.
When it comes to talking about sexuality, people with disabilities are often excluded, almost as if they are incapable of having sexual thoughts, feelings, and needs. In reality, they too are sexual beings who need information and skills for making healthy decisions about sexuality. Though agencies that work with people with I/DD know that sexuality issues need to be addressed, they often don’t feel comfortable or competent enough to do so. This training will give you the curriculum, tools, and skills you need to teach sexuality education classes and lead staff/parent trainings.
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Curriculum: Sexuality Education
Self-Study Course for Staff/Professionals
Self-Study Course for Parents
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