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Healthy and Unhealthy Relationships

Healthy and Unhealthy Relationships. Warning: this lesson covers topics some students may find distressing. Please let me know at any time if you need a break and a safe space. Behaviours in Relationships. Positive . Negative. What are some of your deal-breakers ?. Deal-breakers.

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Healthy and Unhealthy Relationships

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  1. Healthy and Unhealthy Relationships Warning: this lesson covers topics some students may find distressing. Please let me know at any time if you need a break and a safe space.

  2. Behaviours in Relationships Positive Negative

  3. What are some of your deal-breakers? Deal-breakers • We all have different needs in a relationship • Some things can be negotiated • Some things are non-negotiable • We all have different deal-breakers: some are major and pretty much universal; others are more personal I once dated a man who was a keen beekeeper - and I’m terrified of bees! I don’t know how we would have been able to cope with that.

  4. Jamie’s noticed Robin has been acting strangely- Robin is busier than usual, and doesn’t seem to want to spend much time with Jamie. However, they seem fine around everyone else, and Jamie is worried that Robin might be cheating.Jamie reads Robin’s phone messages without permission CHANGING NEGATIVE BEHAVIOURS

  5. RecognisingAbuse Warning: This section covers topics some students may find distressing. Please let me know at any time if you need a break and a safe space. What one word would you use to sum up relationship abuse? Abuse isn’t always physical violence

  6. Abusers are not abusive 100% of the time This can make it hard to leave, or get help

  7. Sam and Ali have been having a few arguments lately – and Sam’s taken to shoving Ali, or throwing objects around the room. Sam always apologises afterwards. If you’re worried about your own behaviour in a relationship, you can contact Respect for help http://respect.uk.net/ 0808 802 4040 Ali should leave. If they stay, it’s their own fault if the abuse continues. Ali should forgive Sam- after all, they do say sorry! Ali should ask Sam to go to relationship counselling to fix the problems. Ali should avoid picking fights with Sam. What’s wrong with this advice? What advice would you give? Whose behaviour needs to change? Remember though- Ali might still need support The victim of abuse is NEVER to blame for their abuser’s behaviour When the target of abuse is blamed for the abuser’s behaviour Victim blaming

  8. Sam and Ali have been having a few arguments lately – and Sam’s taken to shoving Ali, or throwing objects around the room. Sam always apologises afterwards.

  9. What abusive behaviours can you spot?

  10. Getting help Contact 999 if you are in immediate danger • The National Domestic Violence Helpline • www.nationaldomesticviolencehelpline.org.uk • 0808 2000 247 • The ‘This Is Abuse’ campaign has a detailed list of organisations you can contact for help • http://thisisabuse.direct.gov.uk/need-help • Broken Rainbow provides support to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in abusive relationships • www.brokenrainbow.org.uk/ • 0300 999 5428

  11. Extension: write a scenario of your own. Show how it can have a positive outcome or a negative outcome, depending on the behaviours of each person. What advice would you give each couple?

  12. Cam buys Taylor an expensive video game. Later that night, Cam asks for sex.

  13. One minute advice Let’s share our ideas You have one minute to write, speak, or sketch advice to someone about to start dating

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