A by Matthew Bartolo, a sex and relationship counsellor, is being hosted by the Gozo College Primary PSCD teachers, in collaboration with Dar Guzeppa Debono.
The talk is for parents/guardians whose children are in Primary schools. This talk will complement the PSCD lessons related to Sexuality and Relationships Education for Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 which will be delivered at their child’s school.
he organisers explained that before and after the talk, parents/guardians will be able to see the workbooks used in the Sexuality and Relationships Education lessons for Years 4, 5 and 6.
In 2020, as parents, understanding their teens’ world is a must. Sexuality and relationships have been effected by the easily accessible porn and dating apps, such as Tinder and Grindr.
With this in mind, Matthew Bartolo will give an overview of today’s trends when it comes to relationships and sexuality. He will also give practical tips on how parents can teach and model values to teens.
Parents will have a chance to ask questions and discuss situations that they are going through with their own children.’
Matthew Bartolo has obtained his Bachelor Degree in Psychology (Hons) from the University of Malta. He then furthered his studies by achieving a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Personal & Social Development) from the same university.
This helped him obtain a teaching warrant and specialisation in Sex Education. After that he achieved a counselling warrant by studying counselling at Postgraduate level with CPPD School, London. He later trained and worked alongside pioneers in Sexology, at one of the leading sex clinics in the UK.
This lead to a Masters in Sex & Relationship Psychotherapy from the Sheffield Hallam University. Bartolo is also a warranted multimodal psychotherapist. He is currently training in supervision.
The diverse training gives Matthew the multimodal and multi-disciplinary skills needed to lead his clinical group of professionals: Willingness Team.
The Willingness Team is one of the largest teams in private practice in Malta and offers diverse services and training related to family; sex; and health. Bartolo is an international speaker about the subject of Sex.
He has travelled and taught in places as far as Guatemala. This exposed him to different cultures and beliefs regarding sex, sexuality and relationships. His training ranges from Masterclasses with professionals to seminars for teens and adults. In 2019 he was also invited to be one of the key speakers at a `TedX event.’
The talk will be taking place at the Gozo College Secondary School, Victoria, on Wednesday, the 11th of March. The presentation in Maltese will be between 9.00am-10.30am and in English from 6.00pm-7.30pm.