I Decide for Me:
6th Grade Program
Sexual Risk Avoidance Education: A 4-day 60-minute program or a 5-day 45-minute presentation with relevant truth, compelling facts, and medically accurate data. Additional 2 doses available through student handout.
Day One
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Introduction of Clarity and the presenter
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Medical Model of Health-Whole Person Circle
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Physical
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Intellectual
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Emotional
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Social
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Ethical
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Character building and friendship
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KEY CONCEPTS
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My choices affect every area of my whole person.
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Being a good friend builds healthy relationships.
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Day Two
- Review of previous program content
- Human Sexuality Terminology
- Sexual Activity defined as including physical contact between individuals involving intimate/private areas of the body that can potentially result in pregnancy, STDs/STIs, and/or emotional risks.
- Gender defined as identification of a male or female.
- Reproduction define as how babies are made.
- Puberty defined as how people change from children to adults.
- Similar changes in both males and females
- Changes in males
- Changes in females
- Information Gathering
- Media discounted as a credible source for obtaining information
- Marriage is identified as the boundary for positive and healthy sexual activity
- Identify Go-To Adults
- Criteria includes:
- Someone the student trusts
- Over the age of 18
- Someone the student sees on a regular basis
- Must be making healthy life choice
- Criteria includes:
- KEY CONCEPTS
- A person is valuable no matter how small, because a person is a person after all.
- Media’s lies won’t help you decide. Talk to your Go-To Adult today!
Day Three
- Review previous program content
- Goal Setting
- Introduction of the CDC’s Six Critical Health Behaviors and expected healthy responses
- Drugs and Alcohol
- Tobacco Use
- Injury and Violence
- Nutrition
- Physical Activity
- Sexual Activity
- Definitions of sexual abstinence and sexual abuse
- Sexual Abstinence defined as controlling the timing of sexual activity.
- Child Sexual Abuse defined as a form of child abuse that includes sexual activity with a minor. A child cannot consent to sexual activity.
- Consequences of Sexual Activity
- Physical consequence of unplanned pregnancy
- Physical consequence of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and/or Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
- Emotional, Mental, Ethical and Social Consequences
- KEY CONCEPTS
- Goals are dreams you work toward.
- Abstinence until marriage is the healthiest choice because it protects our whole person.
- Abstinence is a choice you make; abuse is not.
Day Four
- Review Previous Program Content
- Answering anonymous student questions
- Establishing Personal Self-Control and Boundary Setting
- Pornography defined as the viewing of nude or naked photos or videos for the purpose of sexual excitement.
- Addiction defined as an urge to do something that is hard to control or stop.
- Personal Boundary setting in regard to sexual activity and physical consequences that can occur
- Responsible social media usage
- Instruction given on how to respond when exposed to pornography.
- Sexting defined as texting nude or naked pictures or sexually explicit messages by a mobile device.
- Refusal skills
- Practice in using assertive language skills
- Equip students with tools they can utilize with their Go-To adults
- KEY CONCEPTS
- Becoming a healthy adult requires self-control.
- Becoming a healthy adult requires personal boundary setting.
- When I’m uncomfortable I can say, “NO!”
*Each I Decide for Me (IDFM) program uses anonymous, matched pre and post surveys to confirm changes in attitude and knowledge for the purpose of measuring the program’s effectiveness.
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