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Session Nine: Making Choices

In Session Nine, participants explore ways to deal with peer pressure, reinforce problem-solving skills, practice refusal skills, and enhance critical thinking. The session includes breakout sessions for parents and youth, refusal skills activities, video or speaker discussions, and a group gathering. Materials needed include Ways of Saying No poster, Fish & Canoe game materials, scenario cards, refusal skills video or prepared speaker, and a camera (optional). An elder or spiritual leader is invited to give opening and closing prayers.

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Session Nine: Making Choices

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  1. Session Nine:Making Choices Total Time: 2 hours and 20 minutes

  2. Session Nine:Objectives • Have explored ways to deal with peer pressure. • Reinforce the STEPS model for problem solving. • Be more aware of refusal skills. • Practice critical thinking.

  3. Overview of Session Nine • Welcome – 10 Minutes • Meal – 30 Minutes • Parent and Youth Breakout Sessions – 80 Minutes • Refusal Skills – 7 Minutes • Video or Speaker Discussion – 10 Minutes • Group Gathering – 5 Minutes • Announcements and Reminders – 10 Minutes • Closing – 5 Minutes Session Nine:Layout

  4. Supply Box • Ways of Saying No Poster • Fish & Canoe Game Materials • Scenario Cards • Refusal Skills: Video/Prepared Speaker • Camera (is suggested) Materials

  5. Ask an Elder or spiritual leader to be present at the session to give the opening prayer, bless the meal, and give the closing prayer. • Tobacco and smudge pack • Prepare game and game cards “Fish & Canoe”. • (Activities Manual). • Create “Ways of Saying No” poster (written on chalk board, white board, flipchart, or sheets of paper) Saying No cards can be found on page 31 of Activities Manual. • More information in the manual • Review and set up the video OR discuss goals of this session with the speaker. • ______________________________________________________ • ______________________________________________________ Preparation Checklist

  6. Overview of Session Nine • YOUTH: Fish & Canoe • Game and Saying No Discussion  • PARENT: Video and Discussion • Monitoring Our Children Session Nine:Summary & Overview

  7. As the Families Arrive While we are waiting for all the families to arrive, take a few minutes and draw a picture of what you learned from last session. This isn’t only for kids, parents can draw too!

  8. How many of you of did one of the activities from last session as a family? For those of you who did, what did you decide to do as a family? Welcome 10 Minutes

  9. Meal 30 Minutes

  10. Parent & Youth Breakout Sessions 80 minutes

  11. Fish & Canoe Youth Breakout Session 30 Minutes

  12. Youth Breakout Session “Dealing with peer pressure” Discussion 15 Minutes

  13. Youth Breakout Session “Saying No” Activity 30 Minutes

  14. Youth Breakout Session “Critical Thinking” Discussion 10 Minutes

  15. Parent Breakout Session 55 Minutes

  16. Behavior Contract Activity Parent Breakout Session 25 Minutes

  17. Refusal Skills 7Minutes

  18. Video or Speaker Discussion 10 Minutes

  19. Group Gathering 5 Minutes

  20. Announcements and Reminders 10 Minutes

  21. We appreciate your participation. This program wouldn’t be possible without you! • Our next session: Communication • Closing prayer by Elder • Collect paperwork if needed Closing 5 Minutes

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