Body Image Stickers

In a young person’s clinic I work at, we have lots of magazines in the waiting area for clients to read while they are waiting to see us. Young people like reading them but I always have concerns about the seemingly perfect images of people/models/actors etc that they contain. I think that we don’t give[…]

Working With Young Men in Sexual Health Services 4

Working With Young Men in Contraceptive and Sexual Health Settings 4 Young men can attend our services full of anxiety which can be accompanied by an exhibition of macho behaviours. The way that we communicate with young men in services needs to demonstrate that we value them, that we understand what they want from the service,[…]

Working With Young Men in Sexual Health Services 3

Sometimes traditional methods of service provision can make working with young men more difficult. Registration, triage, the emphasis on diagnosis and treatment and one-to-one work can cause problems with groups of young men wanting a quick and easy access to condoms and check-ups. Here are some suggestions for practical strategies to overcome these challenges. One[…]

Talking About Sex With Teens

Sex is a very big topic. It is very personal, it’s about values, emotions, personal experience. Sex, sexuality and relationships can define us and shape us as humans and can change our lives totally. No wonder it’s difficult to talk about. I don’t have kids so I’m not about to lecture you on parenting. But[…]