Talk and Kiss

»Talk and Kiss« is an offer for Teenager and young adults with mental and/or physical disabilities or social disadvantages, as well as for the caregivers.

Since 1991 the AIDS-Hilfe Sachsen-Anhalt Nord e.V. is an acknowledged partner for public and private organizations reqarding the health prevention in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. The organization set oneself the goal to improve the public health prevention.

Sexuality is a fundamental element of mankind. Therefore, every person needs to have the fundamental right to a free development  and an individual sexual life.

Even so, people with a disability often do not have the possibility as the sexual self-determination is refused or limited. The sexuality of people with a disability or social disadvantages is often bounded by the attitude and moral of their teachers, family and people who look after them.

"Talk and Kiss" refers this problematic and communicates lack of knowledge and understanding regarding the topic of sexuality.

Topics and goals

• Gaining knowledge about the body and the own sexuality
• Perception of the private life
• Gaining knowledge about sexual abusement 
• Increasing the competence in dealing with other person and social skills
• Gaing knowledge of awareness in difficult situations
• Recognizing role models
• Intimate hygiene
• Bodily functions
• Dealing with the own and foreign sexualities
• Variety of sexuality
• Gaining knowledge about contraceptives
• Protection against sexual transmitted infections (STI)
• Learning to talk about feelings and problems
• Building or extend a own attitude to morality
• Accepting offers of assistance

Facts and figures

• Term: min.12 months
• Number of participants: max. 15 people per group
• Course: 11 modules for people with a disability and/or social disadvantages,16 modules for caregiver
• Expenditure of time: as agreed
• Cost: as agreed