Curriculum Review: Relationship Smarts Plus 4.0

The Relationship Smarts Plus curriculum contains 13 lessons regarding identity, principles of healthy dating, and communication skills. Lessons also include warning signs of abusive relationship and address the issue of intimate partner violence. At its core, the curriculum is built to teach youth h...

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Main Author: Alexander E. Chan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Clemson University Press 2018-12-01
Series:Journal of Youth Development
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Online Access:http://jyd.pitt.edu/ojs/jyd/article/view/618
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description The Relationship Smarts Plus curriculum contains 13 lessons regarding identity, principles of healthy dating, and communication skills. Lessons also include warning signs of abusive relationship and address the issue of intimate partner violence. At its core, the curriculum is built to teach youth how to realistically assess their real and potential dating relationships before making commitments or engaging in behaviors that may lead to unintentional commitments. This is a useful curriculum for educators seeking to engage a teen audience with research-informed activities in an area where teens have few sources of reputable information.
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spelling doaj.art-2f393a504ad34030b90ba081fc930fc92024-02-02T03:22:49ZengClemson University PressJournal of Youth Development2325-40172018-12-0113419620010.5195/jyd.2018.618538Curriculum Review: Relationship Smarts Plus 4.0Alexander E. Chan0University of MarylandThe Relationship Smarts Plus curriculum contains 13 lessons regarding identity, principles of healthy dating, and communication skills. Lessons also include warning signs of abusive relationship and address the issue of intimate partner violence. At its core, the curriculum is built to teach youth how to realistically assess their real and potential dating relationships before making commitments or engaging in behaviors that may lead to unintentional commitments. This is a useful curriculum for educators seeking to engage a teen audience with research-informed activities in an area where teens have few sources of reputable information.http://jyd.pitt.edu/ojs/jyd/article/view/618teensrelationshipsdating
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title Curriculum Review: Relationship Smarts Plus 4.0
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title_fullStr Curriculum Review: Relationship Smarts Plus 4.0
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url http://jyd.pitt.edu/ojs/jyd/article/view/618
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