Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Valli, Jennifer L
• Shearer, Katie
• Zachry, Anne H
• Weisser-Pike, Orli
• Boughter, Jr, John D

Titel

A Missing Piece of Occupational Therapy Education: Attitudes About Sex

Ist Teil von

• Occupational therapy in health care, 2024-04, p.1-16

Ort / Verlag

England

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Following a lecture on sexual health and function, occupational therapy students were surveyed regarding their past sex education and their comfort level with the topic of sex. Students indicated a lack of sexual education received from parents/guardians and a prevalence of fear-based education from formal or informal sources. Results reflected a significant increase in students' perceived comfort level with the topic following the lecture from a provider trained and certified in sexual health. As sexuality falls within the domain of occupational therapy, these results suggest a need for comprehensive sex education taught to students by qualified instructors.