Session 5: Communicating for a Healthier You
Session Overview
Group members will learn communication and negotiation skills to assist in carrying out responsible decisions.
Activity 1: Opening Ritual and Review
At the start of the session, group members will be able to recall key highlights from Session 4.
Activity 2: SPIRIT Decision-Making Model: I+T Identifying one and Try it out and Take Action
By the end of the session, group members will be able to demonstrate the last 2 steps of the SPIRIT Decision Making Model.
Activity 3A: Reading Cues: The Importance of Nonverbal Communication
By the end of the session, group members will be able to demonstrate nonverbal communication.
Activity 3B: Telephone Game
By the end of the session, group members will be able to identify what can happen to messages that are passed from person to person.
Activity 3C: Wot did U say?
By the end of the session, group members will understand how important it is to be clear with your message when communicating with others.
Activity 4: Assert Yourself: How We Communicate Makes a Difference
By the end of the session, group members will be able to demonstrate and distinguish aggressive, assertive, and nonassertive communication styles.
Activity 5: Sex: A Decision for Two
By the end of the session, group members will be able to describe ways to improve communication as a way to help avoid compromising situations.
Activity 6: Wrap-Up and Closing Ritual
By the end of the session, group members will be able to summarize key points from the day’s activities.
