reproductive health services for adolescents - Pathfinder International

Module 16/Unit 4
CONTENT
Knowledge/Attitudes/Skills
Training/Learning Methods
(Time Required)
• Helping the adolescent plan how to
implement her/his choice.
These approaches will foster the making
of good decisions by the adolescent.
When the adolescent makes a
decision with appropriate information,
s/he will feel a sense of satisfaction and
will feel capable of voluntarily
modifying her/his behavior.
Adolescents must often make significant
decisions on the following sexual and/or
reproductive health matters:
• How to discourage and prevent
unwanted sexual advances.
• Whether or when to engage in sexual
relations.
• How to prevent pregnancy and STIs,
such as HIV.
• Whether or when to conceive a child.
• Whether to continue or terminate a
pregnancy.
• What kind of antenatal care to seek
and where to go.
• How to deal with sexual abuse and/or
violence.
Most of these decisions can be worked
through during counseling sessions that
follow the described approaches. Sexual
abuse and violence are more difficult and
require additional help.
Counseling in Cases of Sexual Abuse
and/or Violence
Sexual abuse is any sexual activity
carried out against a person’s will.
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