Teaching Sex Education to Multiply Handicapped Adolescents.

Smigielski, Patricia A.; Steinmann, Mary J.

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ERIC Number: EJ246403

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Publication Date: 1981-Apr

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Teaching Sex Education to Multiply Handicapped Adolescents.

Smigielski, Patricia A.; Steinmann, Mary J.

Journal of School Health, v51 n4 p238-241 Apr 1981

A sex education program for an adolescent who is mentally retarded or blind must emphasize concrete teaching, visual compensators, resource persons, repetition of content, and opportunities for social learning. Nurses and special educators can serve as consultants to health educators in planning a sex education program. (JN)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Body Image, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Life Education, Health Education, Mental Retardation, Multiple Disabilities, School Counseling, Self Concept, Sex Education, Sexuality, Social Integration, Teaching Methods, Visual Impairments

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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