One
of the outreach programs of The Women's Clinic of Kansas City is the
Abstinence Education Program. The curriculum being presented is entitled, "Choosing
the Best", a leading abstinence and relationship education program
since 1993. The author, Bruce Cook, has authored over 20 educational
training programs and is a graduate of the Harvard Graduate School
of Business and Georgia Institute of Technology.
The
curriculum is divided into two age-appropriate programs. The middle
school curriculum, "Choosing the Best Path" attempts to guide
the early adolescent toward healthy choices by equipping him or her
with appropriate information including such topics as character development,
making right choices, learning to say no and planning for the future,
just to name a few. The high school curriculum is a bit more in-depth,
and deals with issues facing the middle and late adolescent. Our goal
at The Women's Clinic of Kansas City is to build on what the teens
have learned at home and at school about sexual behavior, and equip
them to make informed healthy choices. We focus on the one true healthy
choice - abstinence until marriage.
We
realize we can increase our effectiveness in decreasing the number
of teen pregnancies by educating teens and parents. Even though we
have applied for our first grant to teach abstinence throughout Jackson
County, we are beginning our classes now.
The
Women's Clinic of Kansas City is available to bring this curriculum
to a variety of settings, youth groups, school groups, and after-school
programs. Interested parties should contact Debra Neel at 816-836-9000.
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