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Life Skills Manual

Peace Corps Information Collection and Exchange Publication No. M0063

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Life Skills Manual

Peace Corps 2001

Information Collection and Exchange Publication No. M0063

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Life Skills Manual

Peace Corps

Contents

Contents

Acknowledgments.................................................................................................................................5

Part I: The Life Skills Program?Background and Introduction.....................................................7 Welcome to the Life Skills Program!............................................................................................................. 9 Lessons Learned........................................................................................................................................... 15 Sample Schedules........................................................................................................................................ 22 Session 1: The Bridge Model: How Do We Build a Bridge From Information to Behavior Change? ....... 27 Session 2: Identifying the Missing Life Skill.............................................................................................. 36

Part II: Peer Education......................................................................................................................39 Peer Educators............................................................................................................................................. 41 Session 1: Dealing With Problems in Groups.............................................................................................. 45 Session 2: Support for Responsible Behavior ............................................................................................. 49

Part III: Facing Facts about HIV/AIDS and STDs.........................................................................53 Facing Facts about HIV/AIDS and STDs.................................................................................................... 55 Session 1: Facts and Myths about HIV/AIDS............................................................................................. 57 Session 2: The Immune System................................................................................................................... 62 Session 3: How HIV is Transmitted............................................................................................................. 68 Session 4: The Relationship of STDs and HIV/AIDS................................................................................. 73 Session 5: Women and HIV/AIDS............................................................................................................... 77 Session 6: HIV Prevention........................................................................................................................... 83 Session 7: Disease Progression and Positive Behaviors.............................................................................. 88 Session 8: Cure or Treatment?..................................................................................................................... 93 Session 9: HIV/AIDS and Human Rights.................................................................................................... 98 Session 10: HIV/AIDS and Behavior Change........................................................................................... 104

Part IV: Communication Skills.......................................................................................................109 Session 1: Communication Puzzle..............................................................................................................111 Session 2: Assertiveness: Attack and Avoid............................................................................................... 117 Session 3: Assertiveness: Passive, Assertive, Aggressive.......................................................................... 121 Session 4: Assertiveness: Assertive Messages........................................................................................... 127 Session 5: Assertiveness/Peer Pressure: Responding to Persuasion--Part I............................................. 132 Session 6: Assertiveness/Peer Pressure: Responding to Persuasion--Part II............................................ 137

Part V: Decision?Making Skills.......................................................................................................143 Session 1: Steps in Making a Good Decision............................................................................................ 145 Session 2: Just Between Us........................................................................................................................ 149 Session 3: Exchanging Stories--Role Models ("The Person I Admire").................................................. 152 Session 4: Your Life Story......................................................................................................................... 156 Session 5: Your Goals................................................................................................................................ 159 Session 6: Early Pregnancy........................................................................................................................ 163

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