Abstract
Dialogue journaling is a technique that is useful for enhancing the goals of sexual health promotion and HIV/STI prevention programs with 14- to 17–year-old at-risk youth. Included is a detailed lesson plan on how to implement dialogue journaling in this context, a discussion of advantages and concerns about using them, and future implications for its use.
Acknowledgments
Research reported in this publication was supported by NIMH of the National Institutes of Health under award numbers R01MH061144 and R34MH085556; NIDA of the National Institutes of Health under award number R01DA019095; and NICHD of the National Institutes of Health under award numbers R01HD062079 and R01HD41733. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. I would like to acknowledge those who have helped with this article, especially Laurie J. Bauman, Ph.D., Ellen J. Silver, Ph.D., Marni Loiacono Merves, LMSW, MA, Ken Wilson, Psy.D., all program facilitators and the members of the PIRC writing group.