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2.03 | SCREENING AND BRIEF INTERVENTIONS - Sex and drugs: Understanding STIs

MODULE NAME:Sex and drugs: Understanding STIs
MODULE CODE:L2.3-SEX.2/3
COURSE NAME:SCREENING AND BRIEF INTERVENTIONS
LEARNING LEVEL:Level 2 – Core AOD Skills
TARGET AUDIENCE:All AOD and Mental Health Workers
MODULE TYPE:Core
MODULE AIM:This module aims to increase the learner's knowledge and understanding of sexually transmissible infections (STIs) as a particular sexual health risk, as well as the interplay between risk perception, risk taking, and harm reduction.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:

By the end of this module, learners will be able to:

  • Describe in simple terms STI symptomatology, testing, treatment, and contact tracing. 
  • Describe the foundational aspects of STI risks, and harm reduction and prevention. 
  • Discuss concepts relating to risk perception and risk behaviour. 
  • Discuss harm reduction and prevention strategies with a client, while maintaining awareness of barriers to having safe sex and accessing sexual health services.
LENGTH:1 hour
CPD:Participation in this activity may contribute to CPD. A Statement of Completion will be issued on completion of this module. 
REFERENCE LIST:The full reference list for this module is available on request.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:This module has been developed as a collaboration between Insight and the Communicable Diseases Branch (Department of Health) and is informed by the expertise of a range of dedicated and experienced health workers across government and non-government agencies. We especially acknowledge the time and expertise of the Sex, Drugs and Worker Roles Project Advisory Group in shaping and reviewing this module.
SUGGESTED CITATION:Insight Centre for AOD Training and Workforce Development. Sex and drugs 2: Understanding risks, STIs, prevention, testing and treatment.  Brisbane: Queensland Health; 2024.  Available from: https://insight.qld.edu.au/training/elearning
COPYRIGHT INFORMATION:This resource is licensed under Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0). This license requires that reusers give credit to the creator. It allows reusers to copy and distribute the material in any medium or format in unadapted form only, even for commercial purposes.
LAST UPDATED:October 2024