Elements and Performance Criteria
- Promote healthy sexual practices
- Consider identified community and individual client needs in determining priorities and potential areas to be addressed by the promotion
- Discuss influences that shape sexuality in current and historical contexts
- Provide information on sexual and reproductive health to address identified individual and community needs
- Explain methods of contraception within a cultural context
- Discuss sexual practices and attitudes in relation to their impact on sexual and reproductive health and emotional well-being
- Provide advice relating to maintaining sexual and reproductive health in line with community needs and organisational guidelines
- Identify and discuss sexual health problems
- Explain risk factors and indicators of sexually transmitted diseases
- Identify and explain methods of basic management for sexually transmitted diseases
- Prepare and present HIV/AIDS information within an STD context at a community level
- Explain principles and procedures of HIV/AIDS testing and provide information as required
- Explain interventions to address issues relating to sexually transmitted diseases in the community as required
- Provide advice about sexual and reproductive health issues in line with community needs and organisational guidelines
- Provide information about resources available in the community and state in relation to addressing sexual and reproductive health issues
- Make appropriate referrals to address identified STDs, HIV and sexual and reproductive health issues
- Maintain confidentiality to reflect community and organisation guidelines and in line with notification requirements