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SEXH5407: Sex Gender and Sexuality

2024 unit information

This unit will equip students to develop foundational knowledge and skills to work with gender and sexuality issues, including gender and sexual discourses and practices. Students will develop an understanding of sensitive practice skills to work with the sexual and gender diverse communities. The unit will introduce the social construction and attitudes in modern society regarding gendered violence, gendered inequality, and gender performativity. Students will be able to formulate therapeutic applications to respond ethically and empathically to the issues which present in sexual and gender diverse groups. On completion of the unit, students will be able to: (i) Demonstrate a foundational knowledge and sensitivity to work with gender and sexual diverse communities; (ii) Evaluate the psychosocial issues surrounding gender and sexual minorities in the community; (iii) Respond to issues related gendered violence; and (iv) Apply therapeutic skills and tools in response to gender and sexuality, including gender and sexual diverse individuals/communities.

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Sexual Health

Code SEXH5407
Academic unit Sexual Health
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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None
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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None
Assumed knowledge:
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None

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. demonstrate a foundational knowledge and sensitivity to work with gender and sexual diverse communities.
  • LO2. evaluate the psychosocial issues surrounding gender and sexual minorities in the community
  • LO3. respond to issues related to gendered violence
  • LO4. apply therapeutic skills and tools in response to gender and sexuality, including gender and sexual diverse individuals/communities
  • LO5. critically engage with the literature/research on SGM communities and its application to practice

Unit availability

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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 2 2024
Block mode Westmead, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 2 Early 2020
Block mode Westmead, Sydney
Semester 2 2021
Block mode Remote
Semester 2 2021
Block mode Westmead, Sydney
Semester 2 2022
Block mode Remote
Semester 2 2022
Block mode Westmead, Sydney
Semester 2 2023
Block mode Westmead, Sydney

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