ReCAPP: Professional Credits: Wait for Sex Quiz

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Wait for Sex Curriculum

Continuing Education
Self-Study Quiz
for CHES and
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Self-Study Quiz

The development of the Wait for Sex curriculum was funded by OAPP, which stands for:
1. Office of the Advancement of Pregnancy Prevention.
2. Office of Adolescent Pregnancy Programs.
3. Office of Adolescent Prevention Programs.
4. Office of Abstinence and Prevention Programs.

The program is based on several learning theories, including:
1. Stages of Change.
2. Health Belief Model.
3. Social Learning Theory.
4. Theory of Reasoned Action.

The basic structure of the program includes:
1. youth sessions, parent sessions, and friendship group sessions.
2. parent sessions, youth sessions, and field trips.
3. competitive and non-competitive learning sessions for youth and their parents.
4. service learning, youth sessions, and parent sessions.

The service learning component of the program engages youth in:
1. volunteering in local projects that meet genuine community needs.
2. deciding for themselves on a strategy for contributing to the community in a meaningful way.
3. promoting the "wait for sex" philosophy with younger students.
4. preparing, producing, and reflecting on a newsletter project.

The number of parent sessions in the Wait for Sex program is:
1. two.
2. three.
3. four.
4. five.

According to Brent Miller, "While parents cannot determine whether their children have sex, use contraception, or become pregnant, ...:
1. their role modeling of appropriate and loving behavior between committed adults can make a real difference."
2. they can learn to recognize the warning signs of sexual activity."
3. the quality of their relationships with their children can make a real difference."
4. by improving their communication with their children, they can become important resources for information and support."

A rigorous evaluation of Wait for Sex:
1. found that the program successfully delayed the onset of intercourse in 11- and 12-year-old youth.
2. found that the program had no significant impact on the abstinence behavior of males.
3. found that the program's most significant positive impact was on the abstinence behavior of males.
4. has not yet been conducted.

Three abstinence-based programs for middle-school youth:
1. have been rigorously evaluated and shown to be effective in changing behavior.
2. are currently being evaluated for effectiveness.
3. can be purchased on-line and are recommended for reinforcing the Wait for Sex program.
4. All of the above.

The guide "Preventing Teen Pregnancy: Youth Development and After-School Programs" is unique because:
1. it includes five important factors.
2. among other reasons, it incorporates a youth development framework.
3. it only includes programs that have strong, research-based evidence of success.
4. the different levels of research evidence are noted for each program component.

An excellent example of a comprehensive, youth development program that prevents teen pregnancy is:
1. Wait for Sex.
2. the Children's Aid Society Carrera model.
3. Not Me, Not Now.
4. Draw the Line, Respect the Line.

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