Model Sexual Health Education Standards for Youth in State Custody
Publication year:
2012
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 22, 2012
ANNOTATION: These standards “are designed to reflect the minimum requirements of curricula that meet the sexual health knowledge needs of LGBTQ and heterosexual youth in out-of-home custody. The Model Sexual Health Education Standards include: content goals (divided according to the time a youth spends at a state facility); instructional characteristics (standards to which classroom environments and practices should adhere); and instructor characteristics (which set forth competencies that teachers of sexual health education should possess)” (p. 3). Content goals cover youth in custody up to 24 hours, 2-7 days, 8-30 days, 1-2 months, and over 2 months. Instructional characteristics cover the curriculum and teaching. Instructor characteristics cover knowledge of content, attitudes and values, and methods.
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