Power through Choices: The Development of a Sexuality Education Curriculum for Youths in Out-of-Home Care.

Becker, Marla G.; Barth, Richard P.

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ERIC Number: EJ635691

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2000

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Power through Choices: The Development of a Sexuality Education Curriculum for Youths in Out-of-Home Care.

Becker, Marla G.; Barth, Richard P.

Child Welfare, v79 n3 p269-82 May-Jun 2000

Profiles the development and characteristics of the Power Through Choices curriculum designed to prevent adolescent pregnancy, HIV infection, and sexually transmitted diseases among out-of-home care adolescents. Highlights a 1997 evaluation of the curriculum's implementation, which found that students in the program responded positively to the program's message. (JPB)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Welfare, Foster Children, Health Behavior, High Risk Students, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness, Sex Education, Sexuality, Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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