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Module 16/Unit 3<br />

CONTENT<br />

Knowledge/Attitudes/Skills<br />

Training/Learning Methods<br />

(Time Required)<br />

−<br />

When possible, providers can play<br />

an important role in encouraging<br />

parent/child communication.<br />

Self-Esteem<br />

• Self-esteem is the ability to feel<br />

confidence in, and respect <strong>for</strong>,<br />

oneself. It is a feeling of personal<br />

competence and self-worth.<br />

• While self-esteem involves feelings<br />

about oneself, it derives, to a great<br />

extent, from interactions with family,<br />

friends, and social circumstances<br />

throughout life.<br />

• Self-esteem plays a key role in a<br />

young person’s sense of how well<br />

s/he can deal with life’s options and<br />

challenges.<br />

• Self-esteem can be challenged<br />

during adolescence by rapid physical<br />

and social changes and the<br />

development of one’s own values and<br />

beliefs. Yet, self-esteem is critically<br />

important at this stage in life.<br />

• Specifically <strong>for</strong> <strong>reproductive</strong> <strong>health</strong>,<br />

self-esteem influences how young<br />

people make judgments about<br />

relationships, sex, and sexual<br />

responsibility.<br />

• Adults can help <strong>adolescents</strong><br />

strengthen their self-esteem by<br />

showing respect and by<br />

demonstrating confidence in<br />

<strong>adolescents</strong>' abilities.<br />

Source: Vereau, D. 1998. Improving<br />

interpersonal communications skills <strong>for</strong><br />

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

<strong>health</strong>. Lima, Peru: <strong>Pathfinder</strong> <strong>International</strong>.<br />

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

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Adolescent Curriculum

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