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Get Real: Comprehensive Sex Education That Works

 

Lesson 8.7: Refusal Skills

Lesson Goals

  • Reflect on hearing a first-hand story of living with HIV.
  • Model, rehearse and demonstrate refusal skills in sexual contexts.
  • Discuss feelings of characters in scenarios and challenges to communication.

Connecting the Lessons

Builds on Lesson 8.3: Addressing Obstacles to Abstinence.

SEL Skills Addressed

  • Self-awareness
  • Relationship skills
  • Responsible decision making

Logic Model Determinant(s)

  • Increase positive attitudes toward condoms and/or other protection methods.
  • Increase self-efficacy of SEL skills to delay and /or refuse sex.
  • Promote SEL skills to increase use of condoms and/or other protection methods.
  • Increase self-efficacy to demand the use of condoms and/or other protection methods.
  • Increase communication with parents and other caring adults.