Developing a Human Sexuality
Curriculum for Adolescents
Joanne Dobrzanski, MA, LPC, LCSW
Email: [email protected]
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Yes, there’s a test…
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1 T F American sexual behaviors are considered to
be the norm by the rest of the world.
2 T F Because of AIDS, all states now require that
public schools offer education about sexually transmitted
diseases.
3 T F All cultures consider women’s breasts to be
highly erotic.
4 T F Over half of all American teens have had sexual
intercourse by their 17th birthday.
5 T F The testicles in adult men normally produce
millions of new sperm every day.
6 T F The ovaries produce hundreds of new eggs
every month during a woman’s reproductive years.
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Why bother?
• Think about:
Where do
adolescents get their
information?
How satisfied are you
with that?
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Develop your own resources
• On Line
• Books
• Health Department
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Be sensitive to trauma
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Unit 1: Intro
• Purpose:
• Develop open communication
so concerns about sexuality
can be discussed; give
residents a better
understanding of the
physiology of their bodies;
discuss the role of love and
self-image (self-love) in
sexuality; weed out myth from
fact concerning sexuality.
• Introduce use of notebook for
course.
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Unit II: Relationships
• Purpose:
• People form relationships to
combat the fear of aloneness
• How love can be expressed –
eros and agape
• The different types of
relationships – psychic,
physical, homosexual,
heterosexual
• The place of self image (selflove) in human relationships
• The place of love for others in
human relationships
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Unit III: Girl Parts
• Purpose:
• Information About the
growth and
development of the
female from youth to
sexually active female
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Unit IV: Boy parts
• Purpose:
• Information About the
growth and
development of the
male from youth to
sexually active male
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Unit V: The Big O
• Purpose:
• Information about the
physiology of human
sexual response
• Viewpoints from staff and
group about the purposes
of the sex act
• Discussion of things that
effect the sex drive
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Unit VI: Pregnancy and Childbirth
• To provide
information about the
physiology of human
reproduction,
pregnancy, and
childbirth
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Miracle of Life
Excellent review of
biology of the male
and female,
reproduction, and
development of baby
from zygote to fetus,
and delivery of child.
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Unit VII: Contraception
• Purpose:
• Learn about and
evaluate various
methods of
contraception
• Discuss reasons why
people choose
different methods of
contraception
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Unit VIII: Abortion
• Purpose:
• Provide information
about abortion
• Help residents think
about abortion in
regard to their own
values
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Unit IX: STDs
• Purpose:
• Learn the importance
of exercising
responsibility in
sexual Relations
• Provide information
about STDs
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Unit X: Choices/Values
• Purpose:
• Discuss responsible
and rational decisions
in making intelligent
choices of a sexual
lifestyle
• Explore personal
values
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Unit XI: Sex Games
It’s a
Girl!
It’s a
Boy!
Baby
Baby
STDs
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Birth
Control
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• Purpose:
• Increase the
residents’ knowledge
and comfort level with
human sexuality
vocabulary introduced
in the previous
sections.
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Post Test
• 1 T F American sexual behaviors are considered to
be the norm by the rest of the world.
• 2 T F Because of AIDS, all states now require that
public schools offer education about sexually transmitted
diseases.
• 3 T F All cultures consider women’s breasts to be
highly erotic.
• 4 T F Over half of all American teens have had sexual
intercourse by their 17th birthday.
• 5 T F The testicles in adult men normally produce
millions of new sperm every day.
• 6 T F The ovaries produce hundreds of new eggs
every month during a woman’s reproductive years.
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