Adolescent Sexuality and Sexual Health

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2014:

120 hours

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For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.
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This subject explores two main themes:
1. The social construction of sexuality - how our understandings of sexuality are developed in socio-cultural contexts; and
2. Sexual health - how it is defined and measured, what factors contribute to it, and practical issues to consider when interacting with adolescents and trying to have an impact on their sexual health and wellbeing.

On completion of the subject students will be able to:

• demonstrate an understanding of the breadth, depth and diversity of adolescent sexuality;
• demonstrate an understanding of some of the historical aspects of the study and social construction of sexuality;
• identify the current understanding of the indicators of and influences on adolescent sexuality and sexual health in Australia;
• demonstrate a sound knowledge of the skills necessary to successfully work with and engage adolescents who have sexual health concerns.
• devise developmentally appropriate health promotion strategies related to young people and sexual health;
• critically appraise debates and discussions around the sexual health of young people;
• demonstrate an understanding and knowledge of the factors impacting on young peoples’ decision making around their sexual behaviour and sexuality;

• Group presentation of sexual health intervention aimed at adolescents developed by group. Each student to talk for minimum of 10 minutes. Due at end of teaching week. (Worth 35%)
• Individual student critique of another groups’ adolescent sexual health intervention as seen during last day of week of teaching (total 500 words) due 1 week after teaching week has finished (worth 15%)
• Short answer questions composed of 5 questions each 500 words long (total 2500 words), due for submission March 31st (worth 50%)

Viner, R. (2005), ABC Adolescence, Blackwell Publishing

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

At the end of this subject students are expected to have developed critical thinking and analytical skills, an ability to find, evaluate and use relevant information, written communication skills, problem solving skills and skills enabling them to work successfully within a group.