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Teaching Sexuality Education

Teaching Sexuality Education. Roselle Paulsen Sexuality Education Resource Centre. S.E.R.C. Training and Consultation Education for Parents Resource Centre Facts of Life Program Health Interpretation. AGENDA day 1. Philosophy Our values and attitudes Influencing behavior Puberty

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Teaching Sexuality Education

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  1. Teaching Sexuality Education Roselle Paulsen Sexuality Education Resource Centre

  2. S.E.R.C. • Training and Consultation • Education for Parents • Resource Centre • Facts of Life Program • Health Interpretation

  3. AGENDA day 1 • Philosophy • Our values and attitudes • Influencing behavior • Puberty • Birth control • Review of lessons

  4. Introductions • Name • School • Grades

  5. Hopes and Fears of teaching sexuality education

  6. Climate Setting What do you do to make students comfortable?

  7. Ground Rules • What? • How? • Why?

  8. Sexuality Education • What are the values we promote? • What values are you teaching my child?

  9. *Re-enforced information*Discussion with peers*Universal values*A+ sexuality educationInforming parents…

  10. Values Looking at our beliefs

  11. Culture Cultural aspects of our experiences: Gender Age Sexual Orientation Race Faith Heritage Family Politics Economic Class Geography

  12. S.A.K.E. • Skills • Attitudes • Knowledge • Environment

  13. Everyone stand up…

  14. Languages of Sexuality • Medical / scientific • Childhood • Street • Indirect / euphemistic

  15. Someone from the Guyna Colleges called. They said the Pabst beer is normal. ??? See you tonight.

  16. Using Condoms is…S martA ffordableF ashionableE asyR esponsibleS ensibleE roticX citing

  17. We care for each other here. Learning in a safe, caring environment. We are all unique and special.

  18. An Announcementadapted from Mary LongThis is your last warning!If you continue to ignore me,in showing no interest in learning my name,if you have not spoken to meby the end of next week,I will stop dreaming about you.

  19. Although 2/3 of prime time TV shows had sexual content, Less than 1/10 contained reference to the risks and responsibilities of sexual activity or… contraception or safer sex. Canadian Guidelines for Sexual Health Education, Health Canada, 2003.

  20. 5 I’s of Adolescence • Independence • Identity • Intimacy • Intellect • Integrity

  21. Activity Calories burned/hr Walking on sand 250 Walking on sand w. crabs 500 Swimming 600 Swimming w. shark escort 1,999 It’s all relative.

  22. A & P • Anatomy • Puberty • Reproduction

  23. Key Issues • Body shape and changes • Breast development (girls/boys) • Penis development/size • Hygiene • Acne • Voice changes

  24. Menstruation, cycles • Sanitary products • Tampons…TSS, virginity, values • Emotions and feelings • Being ‘normal’

  25. Reproduction • Video clip: What Teens Want to Know About Sex

  26. Reproduction • Ova in ovaries from birth • Sperm produced at puberty, as needed • Fertilization: where and how • Implantation • Fetal development • Twinning

  27. Split into groups • Grade 5: video preview and lesson review • 7-S2: Birth Control and lesson review

  28. Birth Control • Review A & P • Brainstorm • Address myths first • Give referrals

  29. Lesson Review • Grade 5: lessons 1 & 2 • Grade 7: lessons 1 & 2 • S1: lessons 2 & 3 • S2: lesson 2

  30. Evaluations Have a great evening.

  31. Welcome to Day 2 Questions or observations from day 1?

  32. Agenda day 2 • Sexually Transmitted Infections • Teen Pregnancy • Responding to Questions • Activities

  33. Index Cards • Hobby • Fun part of your job • Where you grew up • One helpful thing from yesterday

  34. Sexually Transmitted Infections • Diseases • Infections • Transmitted • Transmissible

  35. STIs • Sexually active • At risk • Safe sex vs safer sex • Prevention • Harm reduction

  36. HIV • Human • Immunodeficiency • Virus

  37. AIDS • Acquired • Immuno-Deficiency • Syndrome • No cure or vaccine • Preventable

  38. Transmission • Sexual intercourse • Infected blood • Infected woman to fetus/baby

  39. Infection • Antibodies form, in 6-12 weeks and within 6 months • Symptoms appear • AIDS develops • Can be a 20 year process

  40. HIV in Manitoba • 56 new cases in 2000 • 108 new cases in 2005 (to Nov.) • 1,097 cases 1985 – 2003 • Highest rates among 20-39 year olds

  41. Causes of Infection In Women • IDU • Heterosexual In Men • Heterosexual • MSM • IDU

  42. HIV is NOT spread by: • Touching, hugging, kissing • Sharing food or linens • Being coughed, sneezed, cried on • Giving blood • Pets or insects • Pools, fountains, phones…

  43. Globally • 46 million infected globally, ever • 8,500 AIDS deaths each day • 5 million new infections per year U.N. 2003

  44. AIDS in Manitoba • 12 new diagnoses in 2003 • 224 cases 1985-2003

  45. Just Say No… …will be as effective in combating AIDS as “Have a nice day” has been in combating clinical depression. Nicholas Firstenberg, Hunter College, NY.

  46. Other STIs Chlamydia Genital Herpes Gonorrhea Hepatitis B Syphilis Genital Warts (HPV) Trichomonas HIV Pubic lice Scabies

  47. STI Activity • Break into groups • Place each behavior card under the appropriate heading – regarding risk for STIs

  48. Youth aged 15-24 • Have the highest rates of infection in Manitoba for: • Chlamydia • Gonorrhea • HIV

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