Revisiting social life skills in the era of HIV/AIDS among learners in learning institutions.

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Title: en Revisiting social life skills in the era of HIV/AIDS among learners in learning institutions.
Description: en Book
Creator: Daka, Harrison
Date: 2022-09-20T12:51:34Z
Date Available: 2022-09-20T12:51:34Z
Date Issued: 2018
Abstract: en In this era of HIV and AIDS, acquiring life social skills of how to handle the challenges in learning
institutions by learners cannot be over emphasised. Life skills are able to help learners manage
different situations which they go through at home and even at school.
The World Health Organization (2011) has defined life skills as the abilities for adaptive and
positive behaviour that enable individuals to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of
everyday life. In other words, Life skills are abilities that facilitate the physical, mental and
emotional well-being of an individual. Over the years, the educational program has focused on life
skills development, which has contributed to the reproductive and sexual health of adolescents and
young people around the world.
The question I have been asking is; do we need social life skills today in this era of HIV and
AIDS? It is from this context that I thought of writing this book.
The book is divided into five chapters: Chapter One gives the background of researches which
have been carried out to show the importance of social life skills in different countries, while
Chapter Two focuses on awareness of self. Chapters Three and Four will describe the
understanding of adolescence and facts of abstinence. Chapter Five gives a situation of anger
management in circumstances of irritations and frustrations. The last Chapter tries to offer some
skills of coping with different types of stress. In addition, some practical examples of
assertiveness are provided. At the end of each chapter, there are some self-reflection activities
and an exercise. It is my hope that this book will help students studying in different colleges and
universities
uri: http://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/7721
Language: en en
Subject: en Life skills.
Type: en Book

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