Online Sexual Education and Support for People with Disabilities

Program Description
This professional continuing education program prepares educators, social workers, special education caregivers, and relatives to professionally facilitate, nurture, and safeguard the sexual self-determination of individuals with cognitive, physical, or sensory disabilities. Grounded in a comprehensive and positive conception of sexuality, the training raises awareness of the institutional, societal, and relational frameworks that affect bodily autonomy, intimate partnership, and vulnerability to boundary violations.
The curriculum encompasses fourteen modules addressing sexual human rights, ethical dimensions, legal frameworks, and prevention of sexualized violence. Learners examine differentiated needs across varying impairments, sensory processing characteristics, communication of consent and personal boundaries, empowerment strategies, handling lust and sexual assistance, as well as establishing sex-positive cultures within schools and residential care facilities.
Delivered completely online through self-paced learning, the program grants eighteen weeks of structured access to video lectures, comprehensive study scripts, case analyses, and live chat assistance. Completion of practical portfolio assignments alongside a multiple-choice examination culminates in the accredited Teach LOVE Certificate.
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About Akademie für psychologischen Wissenstransfer (APW) GmbH
The Akademie für psychologischen Wissenstransfer (APW) GmbH is a state-recognized continuing education institute in Flensburg. It grew out of a 2019 university initiative at Europa-Universität Flensburg and works under the brand Teach LOVE. It trains professionals in social, therapeutic and educational fields in relationship counseling and sexual education. Most offers are online, as self-paced courses and live workshops. The couple and sex counseling training adds on-site weekends.
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Application Details
This program is open to all learners without specific prerequisites. Enrollment is available directly through the institution's website.
No formal application is needed. Use the link to the program details to enroll directly with Akademie für psychologischen Wissenstransfer (APW) GmbH: fill in the short enrollment form and pay the fees, and you are enrolled.
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