Training and information resource needs analysis of youth workers and allied professionals. (Reports).Brisbane Brisbane (brĭz`bən), city (1991 pop. 1,145,537), capital of Queensland Queensland, state (1991 pop. 2,477,152), 667,000 sq mi (1,727,200 sq km), NE Australia. Brisbane is the capital; other important cities are Gold Coast, Toowoomba, Townsville, Rockhampton, Cairns, and Ipswich. Queensland is bounded on the NE and E by the Coral Sea and the Pacific Ocean and on the NW by the Gulf of Carpentaria and Torres Strait., E Australia, on the Brisbane River above its mouth on Moreton Bay. Brisbane is Australia's third largest city and an administrative, commercial, industrial, and cultural center. Youth Service and Youth Link, published by Communicable communicable /com·mu·ni·ca·ble/ (kah-mu´ni-kah-b'l) capable of being transmitted from one person to another. com·mu·ni·ca·ble (k  -my Diseases Unit, Public Health Services, Queensland Health, 2002, 65pp. Brisbane Youth Service and Youth Link are funded by Queensland Health to provide sexual health training for those working with marginalised young people. This report is the result of a State-wide Needs Analysis Project (SNAP) undertaken jointly by the two services 'to identify the training and resource needs of these workers'. The project involved a literature review, surveys of 800 Queensland workers who undertake sexual health interventions with marginalised young people, and focus groups across the State. The findings highlight the complexity of issues facing marginalised young people, the broad range of factors that impact on young people's sexual health and the importance of a holistic approach to sexual health interventions. Accordingly, the report suggests that a broad range of workers need to have knowledge of sexual health and that sexual health specific workers need information on broader health and welfare matters that impact on sexual health. Three 'streams' of training are recommended. Workers whose core duties involve sexual health education require 'advanced training with detailed information on sexual health which is regularly updated, skills in working with marginalised young people, and a capacity to refer clients to other services for related needs'. Workers who undertake sexual health interventions occasionally, require basic sexual health information, while the focus for workers at a managerial level is on 'raising awareness of sexual health issues, community values and attitudes towards sexual health, and the broad range of factors which influence young people's sexual health'. Although the report acknowledges some regional differences in training requirements, services and workers who provide sexual health education to marginalised young people across Australia should find the material in this report relevant and informative. The report can be downloaded in pdf format from the Queensland Health web site at: http://www.health.qld QLD - Queensland (Australian state) QLD - Quantum Leap Dehydrator.gov.au/phs/Documents/cdu/15880dmp.htm |
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