- Making Positive Choices in order to reach a “North Star”, personal goals and dreams.
- The importance of creating boundaries called “Unshakeable Unbreakables”.
- The importance of finding a “Dream Team,” two or three others who will support the participant’s efforts.
- Increasing knowledge on the harmful consequences of premature sexual activity, STIs and pregnancy outside of marriage.
- Information of the types and symptoms of STIs as well as the best way to ensure protection – abstinence-until-marriage.
- How attitudes and beliefs about abstinence can influence sexual behaviour and risk-taking behaviour.
- Positive consequences of having sex within the boundaries of marriage.
- Exploration of barriers to practicing abstinence-until-marriage, such as sexual messages in the media and peer pressure, and solutions to overcome such barriers.
- Increasing confidence and skills through a three-step strategy for refusing sexual advances and other risky behaviours. Participants practice the three-step strategy by developing “come-backs” in response to pressuring statements.
- In-depth discussion on one of the most difficult but important parts of practicing abstinence-until-marriage: making a commitment and standing by it.
- Reinforcement of all the information and skills that were learned in previous sessions through the use of an interactive review game.
- Lastly, the module allows participants to bring closure to the group process and build a commitment to abstinence-until-marriage through the use of a “Letter Regarding Positive Choices”.
Each of the four modules is 90 minutes long. Each module can be taught as stand-alone modules, but it is recommended that they be taught as a full programme for better learning outcomes.