B. THRIVE Supplemental Modules

Adolescent and Teen Sexual Behavior: Understanding, Preventing, and Responding


Description
Welcome to Adolescent and Teen Sexual Behavior: Understanding, Preventing, and Responding. This supplemental parent education module is designed to help families recognize what constitutes typical sexual behavior in adolescents and teens and gain the knowledge and skills they can use to prevent and appropriately respond to behaviors that may be concerning or inappropriate. 

Contributing authors include individuals from the National Center on the Sexual Behavior of Youth who have areas of expertise, including the assessment and treatment of children who have experienced traumatic events and children with problematic sexual behavior (PSB). 
Content
  • Session One: Welcome and Introduction
  • Welcome
  • Demographics
  • Consent Form
  • Session Two: adolescence
  • What is Adolescence?
  • Adolescent Development
  • Talking to your Teen about Relationships
  • Teens and Technology
  • Summary
  • Session Three: Sexual Behavior in Adolescents and Teens
  • Developmentally Expected Sexual Behavior
  • Responding to Developmentally Expected Sexual Behavior
  • Risky Sexual Behaviors
  • Problematic Sexual Behavior and Adolescent Illegal Sexual Behavior
  • Myths about PSB and Adolescents
  • Protective Factors and Risk Factors for PSB
  • Summary
  • Session Four: Navigating the Effects of PSB
  • Effects on the Child with PSB
  • Effects on the Impacted Child
  • Effects on Parents and Caregivers
  • Parental Self-Care
  • Summary
  • Session Five: Responding, Treatment, and Outcomes
  • Responding to Problematic Sexual Behavior
  • Safety Planning
  • Treatment
  • Summary
  • Session Six: Summary
  • Wrap-up
  • Tell Us What You Think
  • Congratulations!
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever