Meet Josephine – she’s as good as a real live woman!
- Authors:
- DOUKAS Thomas, MORGAN Claire
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 26(1), 2013, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
The Josephine project, run by “Them Wifies” in Newcastle upon Tyne, provides a fun way to teach women with learning disabilities about their bodies. Josephine is a life-size anatomically correct cloth woman designed to bring a creative, fun and accessible approach to the health, sexual and relationship education using a range of approaches to ensure that the women are central to the thinking behind the project. The impact of Josephine’s awareness workshops has already started to show – the women now have access to useful medical information in a friendly environment where they can talk about their feelings, and share their fears and experiences.
- Subject terms:
- learning disabilities, sex education, women, health education;
- Content type:
- practice example
- Location(s):
- England
- Link:
- Journal home page
- ISSN print:
- 0951 9815