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  Far Northern Regional Center P.O. Box 492418 Redding, CA (530) 222-4791 |
Healthy Relationships, Sexuality and the Prevention of Abuse
"The Plan"
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Three beliefs that helped the regional center make these plans: People with Developmental Disabilities . . . grow into adulthood and grow into adult . . . have a safe place to live . . . have information in order to be able to
This is an easier to understand version of the Policy Standards on Healthy Relationships, Sexuality, and the Prevention of Abuse. These plans were written by self-advocates on the Advisory Committee and the Abuse Prevention Team. If you want a copy of the original Policy Standards or have a question about this booklet, call the Area 2 Board at 530-895-4027.
Healthy Relationships, Sexuality
The Plan Introduction: Why we Made These Plans We made these plans about Healthy Relationships, Sexuality, and Stopping Abuse because many people with disabilities and parents, who live in our area, care very much about your health, safety, and happiness. The original Policy Standards were made by a group of self-advocates, parents, and people from the community. They were approved (voted yes) by the Board of Directors of Far Northern Regional Center and Area 2 Board  .
Far Northern Regional Center wants everyone who works with you (at home, at work, at school, at day program) to use these ideas and plans. All people are different, so the plans for each person should be different too. Far Northern Regional Center wants staff and parents to try hard to help you learn as much as you can so that you can have safe and healthy relationships. Far Northern Regional Center wants everyone who works with you to know about, understand, and use these plans.
These are the Plans All staff will have training on how to help you learn to speak up for yourself, be safe, and have healthy relationships with other people.
People First Peer Trainers You will have good training and information about how to stay healthy, be safe, and have healthy relationships. Parents will have the information and help they need to teach their kids these things.Healthy
Relationships: You and Staff
Having friends, going on dates, and falling in love are good (ok) things to want to do. The people who work with you will help and support you to make friends who are not staff.
You need to know when and how to say yes, no, or I dont know to other people, especially if you are dating or having sex. You also need to know if the other person is saying yes, no, or I dont know back to you. Staff will help you learn to do this. Wanting and having a relationship with someone you care about, is a good (ok) thing. Sexual activity, like kissing and touching, needs to be done in private and only when both people agree. Everyone has the right to choose with whom and how they have sex. Staff will respect your choices. What you believe, guides what you do. Sexual activities should be done in private. Sexual books and other things used for sex should be kept in a private place and used safely. Everybody has a right to his or her own beliefs, and staff will not force you to think like they do. Health Care
of Your Male or Female Body Parts
they think you are being hurt.
If you are doing sexual things to yourself or other people that might get you in trouble with the police, staff should teach you or get you help so that you can learn to do things the right way.
Revised August 2002 Published by: Far Northern Regional Center
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Updated Wednesday January 27, 2010 |
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