Our Products and Workshops
Curriculum, self-study courses, and live workshops/in-service to help staff, educators, direct support pros, self-advocates, and parents confidently navigate the topic of sexuality.
Curriculum & Related Products
Curriculum: Sexuality Education for People with Developmental Disabilities
A curriculum for people who need content and tools to teach sexuality classes. This 450-page, one-of-a-kind curriculum has been field-tested and praised by experts and laypeople alike. It’s cognitively accessible and designed for teams of self-advocates, staff, and teachers to co-lead an inspiring and engaging sexuality class. Everything you need to teach an effective, engaging sexuality class.
Curriculum: High Support Needs
In an effort to reach all people with I/DD, we created adaptations to our existing Sexuality Education for People with Developmental Disabilities curriculum for people who need simplified concepts, more visuals, and more time to process information. This newly adapted curriculum was designed by Rebekkah Abetya, a Special Educator, and Katherine McLaughlin, M.ed, CSE of Elevatus Training.
Communication Supports: Boards & Cards
These boards and cards were designed by experts in the fields of sexuality education and special education to be used with our curriculum: Sexuality Education for People with Developmental Disabilities. Communication boards and cards are assistive devices designed with graphics and words to support communication and assess understanding for people with limited and/or unreliable speech.
Curriculum Slide Deck
This slide deck, designed by experts in the fields of sexuality education, this slide deck was designed by the Elevatus team to accompany with our Sexuality Education for People with Developmental Disabilities curriculum. It includes a presentation for each of the 22 lessons in the curriculum to help guide you through the curriculum.
Curriculum: Building Healthy Relationships at Work
This curriculum will help you teach people with I/DD how to navigate all types of relationships, including co-worker relationships, and also how to become great employees. This curriculum is a collaboration between Elevatus Training and Project SEARCH, with input from other related experts.
Curriculum Slide Deck: Building Healthy Relationships at Work
With input from experts in the fields of relationship and sexuality, as well as competitive, integrated employment programs, this slide deck was designed by the Elevatus team to go with our Building Healthy Relationships at Work curriculum. There is a presentation for each of the lessons in the curriculum that will help guide you through the curriculum.
Self-Study Courses
For Staff and Professionals: Developmental Disabilities and Sexuality 101
This six module, self-study course offers a proven, nuts-and-bolts approach to discussing sexuality and responding to behaviors. You’ll come away feeling more skillful, comfortable and confident when discussing sexuality with those you serve.
For Parents/Guardians: Talking With Your Kids: Developmental Disability and Sexuality
This four module, self-study course offers a proven, nuts-and-bolts approach to discussing sexuality and responding to behaviors. You’ll come away feeling more skillful, comfortable, and confident when discussing sexuality with your children.
Live Workshops & In-Service Training
Three-Day Certificate Training: Become a Sexuality Educator and Trainer
A Three-Day Certificate Training for anyone who works with people with developmental disabilities and wants to lead sexuality education classes and staff/parent trainings.
Live, Online Training: Break Down the Walls: Support Healthy Sexuality for LGBTQ People with I/DD
In this workshop, the presenters – speaking from personal experience – will delve deep into issues and barriers that impact LGBTQ+ people with I/DD and focus on knowledge and supports that are affirming and liberating to the LGBTQ+ community.
Online Workshop Series
We offer a series of live, online workshops, typically 90-minutes long to explore a wide range of topics related to sexuality and developmental disabilities. You determine our topics and what you tell us you are interested in or want to learn more about. Past workshops are also available for download.
In-Service: Developmental Disabilities and Sexuality 101
This in-service training for professionals offers a proven, nuts-and-bolts approach to discussing sexuality and responding to behaviors.
Live Workshop: Talking With Your Kids: Developmental Disability and Sexuality
This workshop will help parents and guardians become more comfortable discussing sexuality by discussing what topics to cover, when, and the most effective ways to talk about this sensitive topic.
In-Service: Becoming a Sexuality Educator (For Self-Advocates)
An in-service training for teams of staff and self-advocates; designed to help you become more confident teaching a sexuality class.
In-Service: Becoming a Sexuality Educator (For Professionals)
An two-day in-service training for staff. Help people with I/DD lead sexually healthy lives by providing sexuality education classes.