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Module 16/Unit 9<br />

CONTENT<br />

Knowledge/Attitudes/Skills<br />

Training/Learning Methods<br />

(Time Required)<br />

• Overcrowded waiting room/clinic<br />

• Convenient hours<br />

• Client friendly<br />

• Good referral system in place<br />

• Publicity—promoting <strong>services</strong><br />

• Place is clean, easy to access<br />

• IEC materials<br />

COUNSELING ADOLESCENTS ON<br />

PREVENTION OF PREGNANCY AND<br />

STIS<br />

• Listen attentively to their concerns<br />

and make non-judgmental comments.<br />

• Reassure patients about<br />

confidentiality.<br />

• Assess the client’s level of sexual<br />

activity by taking a sexual history.<br />

DISCUSSION (15 MIN.)<br />

The trainer should:<br />

• Lead a discussion on effectively<br />

counseling <strong>adolescents</strong> on<br />

prevention of pregnancy and STIs<br />

using the content on the left-hand<br />

side of the page.<br />

• Ask Px if they have any other<br />

suggestions <strong>for</strong> effective counseling.<br />

• Initiate discussion of contraception<br />

and protection from STIs. Include<br />

abstinence as a reasonable option.<br />

• Warn patients about which methods<br />

will not protect them from STIs and<br />

HIV. Recommend the use of a male<br />

or female condom <strong>for</strong> this purpose.<br />

• Give adolescent clients the<br />

opportunity to demonstrate condom<br />

use on a penis model or a pelvic<br />

model if it is a female condom.<br />

• Help clients learn to negotiate<br />

condom use.<br />

<strong>Pathfinder</strong> <strong>International</strong><br />

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Adolescent Curriculum

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