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Sexual Health and Education
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:4.00
Study Course Accepted:18.03.2022 11:11:39
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | SVUEK_039 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Public Health | Target Audience: | Public Health | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Solvita Melne | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Public Health and Epidemiology | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, Kronvalda boulevard 9, svek @ rsu.lv, + 371 67338307 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 8 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 16 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 8 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 16 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Course prerequisites: basic knowledge of human anatomy and physiology. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To promote the knowledge of sexual health and to develop students' skills to plan and conduct workshops. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | NGO "Papardes zieds" - the organization, its goals, main tasks and spheres of work. Non formal education - its principles, goals, opportunities. | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 2 | The experiental learning aspects of non-formal education. | Classes | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 3 | Puberty - physical aspects | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 4 | Puberty - emotional aspects | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 5 | The nature of relationship building and its analysis. | Classes | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 6 | Mental health issues in adolescence- anorexia, bulimia, self-harm and violence | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 7 | Stereotypes - definition, nature, various aspects | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 8 | Decision making regarding the initiation of sexual relations | Classes | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 9 | Contraception. Abortion | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 10 | Contraception and abortion - issues and opportunities in today's society | Classes | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 11 | STDs, HIV / AIDS, safe sex | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 12 | Man's health | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 13 | Video training on the topics covered | Classes | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 14 | Setting up a lesson plan | Classes | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 15 | Conducting lessons on sexual health in Latvian schools | Classes | 2.00 | other | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | To develop and conduct 2 classes to pupils in a school in Latvia. At the end of the study course, it is desirable to fill in the course evaluation questionnaire. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Developed and practically conducted 2 lessons on sexual health (50% of the assessment); 10 questions on sexual health were answered (50% of the assessment). | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | About the principles of lesson structuring and planning; on the physical and emotional changes in puberty; about relationship building; knowledge about eating disorders; where to look for help in case of problems; knowledge of understanding of the role of stereotypes, their mechanisms of formation; knowledge of contraceptive methods, the principles of use and effectiveness; knowledge about the most common myths among young people about the initiation of sexual relations. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Skills to set out a plan for conducting lessons and to realize with use of language that young people understand; skills to respond to questions of young people; skills to demonstrate condoms and other contraceptive methods. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Holistic understanding of the concept of sexuality, processes during puberty, competence about the boundaries of their aiding ability in different situations, what is a conscious decision to start a sexual relationship, and how to talk about it. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Putniņa A., Ķelle I., Birzule I., Krastiņa Z. Reproductive Health of the Population: study on the situation in Latvia 1997-2003. Rīga: ANO Attīstības programma; 2004. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 2 | Randall R. Cottrell, James T. Girvan, James F. McKenzie. Principles and Foundations of Health Promotion and Education. San Francisco: Pearson/Benjamin Cummings; 2012. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | www.papardeszieds.lv | ||||||||
| 2 | www.who.int | ||||||||
