Reducing the Risk(RTR)

sexual health education curriculum for high school

students

Trained Program Facilitators

O Tracey Penny, B.S.-Health Educator with CCPHSD

O Ami Lindemann-NAU senior majoring in psychology, minoring in biology

Overview

An evidence based curriculum that focuses on the development of attitudes and skills that will help teens have healthy relationships, prevent Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD’s), prevent pregnancy and to be able to communicate about important life decisions.

Curriculum ObjectivesO Demonstrate effective

communication skills for remaining abstinent and for avoiding unprotected sexual intercourse.O Lots of role plays so they can practice

the communication skills

Curriculum ObjectivesO Understand the risks and consequences of

being a teen parent or being infected with an STD.O Emphasis on goal setting

O Recognize that abstaining or using contraception are the only ways to avoid pregnancy and /or STD’s.O Emphasis on abstinence being the only 100%

sure way to be safe.

Curriculum ObjectivesO Realize that facts about conception and

protection are essential to avoid pregnancy and/or STD’s

O Create a “Healthy Life Plan”O GoalsO DreamsO Healthy Habits

Ground RulesO To create an atmosphere of trust and

comfortO Everyone has the right to passO Every question is a good questionO Be respectful of each other and instructorO ConfidentialityO Treat role plays seriouslyO No personal questionsO Use standard termsO Be accurate with parentsO Each person speaks for himself or herself

What are the classes like?

O 16 sessions 50 minutes in lengthO Factual information about anatomy,

pregnancy, contraception, STD’sO Role plays to practice communication

skillsO Emphasis on abstinence being the only

100% safe choice but do talk about condoms

O Activities to enhance and reinforce infoO Question box

LessonsO Class 1: Abstinence, Sex and Protection

O Pregnancy risk activity, introduce role plays, Don’t Pass It Along activity, personalizing risks

O Class 2: Abstinence-Not Having sexO Facts about abstinence, communication skills

O Class 3: RefusalsO Talk to your parents, refusal skills, practice role plays,

anatomy

O Class 4: Using Refusal SkillsO Refusals quiz, difficult refusals, role plays

LessonsO Class 5: Delay Tactics

O Introduce delay tactics, role plays

O Class 6: Avoiding High Risk SituationsO Discuss talk to your parents, signs of sex and caution,

handling crisis situations, protection myths and truths

O Class 7: Getting and Using Protection IO Ways to prevent pregnancy, shopping “homework”

O Class 8: Getting and Using Protection IIO Condoms, call a clinic, how will you avoid pregnancy?,

how is STD prevented?

LessonsO Class 9: Knowing and Talking About Protection

O Review protection myths and truths, role plays

O Class 10: Skills IntegrationO Review refusals, role plays

O Class 11: Skills IntegrationO My kid sister, role plays

O Class 12: Preventing HIV and Other STD’sO Facts about STD’s, homework-how HIV would

change my life

LessonsO Class 13: HIV Risk Behaviors

O Risk continuum, personal risks

O Class 14: Implementing Protection from STD and PregnancyO The steps to protection, role plays

O Class 15: Sticking With Abstinence and ProtectionO Review shopping information, doubt busters

O Class 16: Skills IntegrationO Review HIV homework, roles plays, “I learned”

Be forewarnedO Emphasis on communicating with parents

O Talk to your parents activity-this is a “homework” assignment so don’t be surprised!

O Anatomy and STD sessions trigger a lot of discussion.

O One “homework” assignment involves going to a store and looking at condoms.

Questions?