The Abstinence and Contraception Education Storehouse (ACES) Individual Modules

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The Abstinence and Contraception Education Storehouse (ACES) Individual Modules
Josefina J. Card, Shobana Raghupathy & Charles Klein

ACES is comprised of a set of multimedia activities and exercises that can be used to enhance behavioral skills training in teen sexual risk reduction interventions. The goal is to enable teachers and practitioners to improve program delivery by using these activities to supplement existing interventions, and consequently promote active youth engagement and involvement.

The activities in these modules are aimed at youth and include multimedia audio-visual presentations, role-play demonstrations, group discussion activities, video clips, quizzes and polls, as well as traditional classroom exercises, handouts, and homework assignments. The library also includes classroom presentation materials that provide factual information on HIV/AIDS and STD awareness (incidence, prevalence, modes of STI transmission etc.).

These activities are arranged into 40 separate modules. Each module is available for purchase separately, or click here for a subscription to the complete resource. Available modules are described below.


I'm Not Ready ( ACES Individual Module)
Category: Abstinence/Delaying Sexual Activity. Synopsis: Jackie doesn't want to initiate sex. How does she convince Al to wait without losing him.
Price: $5.00

Trina and Kashid (ACES Individual Module)
Category: Abstinence/Delaying Sexual Activity. Synopsis: Trina has made the decision to abstain from sex until older, but her boyfriend does not want to.
Price: $5.00

Fight or Flight (ACES Individual Module)
Category: Assessing Risks/Safety Skills. Synopsis: Two boys are approached by some older bullies, how do they respond.
Price: $5.00

Sensing Danger (ACES Individual Module)
Category: Assissing Risks/Safety Skills. Synopsis: Chris is walking home from school when an older male stops his car and asks if he wants a ride home. Is it safe?
Price: $5.00

Going to Rikers (ACES Individual Module)
Category: Assessing Risks/Safety Skills. Synopsis: Kristen wants Tina to go on a group date with two boys. How can the girls avoid potentialy risky situations.
Price: $5.00

Alcohol + Sex = ? (ACES Individual Module)
Category: Assessing Risks/Safety Skills. Synopsis: Monica advises Sharon about the risks of unsafe sex while using drugs.
Price: $5.00

Am I at Risk for HIV/AIDS (ACES Individual Module)
Category: Assessing Risks/Safety Skills. Synopsis: Scenario assesses Lisa's likelihood of geting HIV.
Price: $5.00

Angela's Dilemma (ACES Individual Module)
Category: Buying Contraception. Synopsis: Angela decides to buy condoms for her boyfriend when he doesn't seem inclined to do so. How can she go about doing it?
Price: $5.00

Trip to the Drugstore (ACES Individual Module)
Category: Buying Contraception. Synopsis: Esther and Maria walk to the drugstore to buy condoms. Do they know where to look?
Price: $5.00

Working it Out (ACES Individual Module)
Category: Coping Skills/Confilict Resolution. Synopsis: Antoine is angry with his best friend, Jerome, for laughing at him during class. How do they resolve their conflict.
Price: $5.00

How to Chill Out (ACES Individual Module)
Category: Coping Skills/Conflict Resolution. Synopsis: Jeff learns relation skills to deal with his girlfriends rejection instead of doing something reckless.
Price: $5.00

Herman Uses a Condom (ACES Individual Module)
Category: Condom Demonstration. Synopsis: Learns facts about STDs and how to use a condom.
Price: $5.00

OPR&H (ACES Individual Module)
Category: Condom Demonstration. Synopsis: Myths and facts about condoms.
Price: $5.00

Defusing Your Anger (ACES Individual Module)
Category: Coping Skills/Conflict Resolution. Synopsis: Andre hears racial slurs and is furious, but learns to control his anger.
Price: $5.00

Talk it Out (ACES Individual Module)
Category: Dating and Relationship Decisions. Synopsis: Teens learn to recognize healthy and unhealthy relationships and to communicate their relationship needs with their partner.
Price: $5.00

Talk to Me (ACES Individual Module)
Category: Dating and Relationship Decisions. Synopsis: How does one lay out limits and expectations in a relationship.
Price: $5.00

It's Over (ACES Individual Module)
Category: Dating and Relationship Decisions. Synopsis: Donna wants to end her relationship with Sam as he has been unfaithful to her and she is worried about getting infected.
Price: $5.00

Breaking Up is Hard to Do (ACES Individual Module)
Category: Dating and Relationship Decisions. Synopsis: Learn to differentiate between healthy and unhealthy relationships and identify ways to terminate an unhealthy relationship.
Price: $5.00

Coming Out (ACES Individual Module)
Category: Sexual Orientation. Synopsis: Two scenarios deal with coming out and declaring ones sexual orientation.
Price: $5.00

Stigma and Harrassment (ACES Individual Module)
Category: Sexual Orientation. Synopsis: Nancy learns to deal with the stigma of being gay.
Price: $5.00

HIV 411 (ACES Individual Module)
Category: HIV/AIDS/STD Awareness. Synopsis: The scenario deals with commom myths about HIV.
Price: $5.00

Being Positive (ACES Individual Module)
Category: HIV/AIDS/STD Awareness. Synopsis: Jud finds out he is HIV positive. He talks about his fears and how he copes.
Price: $5.00

How You Get HIV/AIDS (ACES Individual Module)
Category: HIV/AIDS/STD Awareness. Synopsis: Two teens discuss misconceptions about how one acquires AIDS.
Price: $5.00

Fran's Story: Living with HIV (ACES Individual Module)
Category: HIV/AIDS/STD Awareness. Synopsis: Viewers get a perspective on life as an HIV positive person.
Price: $5.00

Babies or Us? (ACES Individual Module)
Category: Negotiation Skills/Contraception Use. Synopsis: Alicia wants to get pregnant, but her boyfriend Marcos trys to convince her they aren't ready to be parents.
Price: $5.00

The Scoop on Safer Sex (ACES Individual Module)
Category: Negotiations Skills/Contraception Use
Price: $5.00

Why Not Wait (ACES Individual Module)
Category: Negotiation Skills/Contraception Use. Synopsis: George, Lisa's brother advises her to delay sexual activity.
Price: $5.00

I Want Him to Wear a Condom (ACES Individual Module)
Category: Negotiation Skills/Contraception Use. Synopsis: How can Connie convice Victor to wear a condom.
Price: $5.00

Excuses Men Make (ACES Individual Module)
Category: Negotiation Skills/Contraception Use. Synopsis: How to talk condoms with a man who doesn't want to use them.
Price: $5.00

No Glove - No Love (ACES Individual Module)
Category: Negotiation Skills/Contraception Use. Synopsis: Liz is surprised that Janet's boyfriend does not use a condom and advises her against unsafe sex.
Price: $5.00

The New Me (ACES Individual Module)
Category: Parent Child Communication. Synopsis: How can teens get advice from grown-ups on puberty and education issues.
Price: $5.00

Starting the Conversation (ACES Individual Module)
Category: Parent Child Communication. Synopsis: Students will examine the effects of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on Latino communities and practice openly about sexuality issues with parents and adults.
Price: $5.00

Talking to an Adult (ACES Individual Module)
Category: Parent Child Communication. Synopsis: How do you talk to an adult about relationship issues.
Price: $5.00

Just One Cigarette (ACES Individual Module)
Category: Refusal Skills/Resisting Peer Pressure. Synopsis: Alonso is offered a cigarette by Chris, how can he say no.
Price: $5.00

Beer? (ACES Individual Module)
Category: Refusal Skills/Resisting peer pressure. Synopsis: Derrick and Tonya try to get Mike to drink beer. How should Mike refuse.
Price: $5.00

Why Not Join a Gang? (ACES Individual Module)
Category: Refusal Skills/Resisting Peer Pressure. Synopsis: Antwan wants to resist joining a gang. How can he stand up to the pressure.
Price: $5.00

Let's Do It (ACES Individual Module)
Category: Refusal Skills/Resisting Peer Pressure. Synopsis: Samuel feels pressured by Elena to have sex and wants to refuse her tactfully.
Price: $5.00

Dare (ACES Individual Module)
Category: Refusal Skills/Resisting Peer Pressure. Synopsis: Victor dares Robert to jump off the roof. How can Robert avoid doing something so reckless.
Price: $5.00

BFFs Talk About Sex
Category: Safe Sex Practices. Synopsis: Joanne gives advice to Jane about safe sex.
Price: $5.00

Self-Talk (ACES Individual Module)
Category: Safer Sex Practices. Synopsis: Franco uses self talk to practice safe sex.
Price: $5.00

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