39126 - Health Education in Adolescence (BO)

Academic Year 2023/2024

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Midwifery (cod. 9201)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the module the student has acquired the ability to organize and manage a consultation with the adolescent regarding biological changes and sexual health education, with particular attention to the issues of contraception and the prevention of risky behavior.

Course contents

Health Education

Sexuality and affectivity education - definitions and concepts

Sexuality and risk

The dangers for adolescents

Pregnancy in adolescence, puerperium in young mothers

Support for breastfeeding in young mothers (the skills to be implemented as a WHO-Unicef Breastfeeding Friendly CdL)

Counseling with adolescents

Bullying and Cyberbullying

Readings/Bibliography

Standard per l’Educazione Sessuale in Europa. Quadro di riferimento per responsabili delle politiche,autorità scolastiche e sanitarie, specialisti. Piero Stettini, Laura Barnaba. 2010, 68p

Il counseling agli adolescenti, strategie e abilità, Kathryn Geldard, David Geldard, Erickson, 01/2009

Gruppo di progetto Guadagnare Salute negli Adolescenti (www.inadolescenza.it)

Salute riproduttiva tra gli adolescenti: conoscenze, attitudini e comportamenti. Serena Donati, Silvia Andreozzi, Emanuela Medda e Michele E. Grandolfo 2000, 65 p. Rapporti ISTISAN 00/7

La promozione della salute nelle scuole. Attività pratiche su: salute mentale, life skills, educazione ai media, bullismo e sessualità.
Anna De Santi, Valeria Fabio, Francesca Filipponi, Adele Minutillo e Ranieri Guerra 2008, 120 p. Rapporti ISTISAN 08/21


Teaching methods

Lectures

Role Playing

Simulations

Discussions and brainstorms

Assessment methods

Oral exam

Teaching tools

Video, Wooclap, PPT, PDF, scientific articles

Office hours

See the website of Virginia Bertini

SDGs

Good health and well-being Gender equality Responsible consumption and production Climate Action

This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.