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

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2018
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Daka, Harrison
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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
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Life skills. , Life social skills. , HIV and AIDs--Life social skills.
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