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HECMA Program Abstinence and Refusal Skills. Ms. Sandra Gorman. Acting R esponsibly . Write a brief paragraph explaining why teens should avoid risk behaviour. Acting Responsibly. Growing up means taking on more responsibility in all areas of life. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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HECMA Program
Abstinence and Refusal Skills
Ms. Sandra Gorman
Acting Responsibly
Write a brief paragraph explaining
why teens should avoid risk behaviour
Acting ResponsiblyGrowing up means taking on more responsibility in all areas of life. This means you take care of your body and your mind.
This also leads to more freedom and you might be allowed to go to more places by yourself or with your friends.
Acting Responsibly
Abstinence: restrain or stop yourself from risk behaviours like smoking, taking alcohol and drug use.
Refusal skills: skills or strategies that help you to say NO effectively
Teenager Responsibilities
What kind of responsibilities are associated with
teenagers?
Develop effective refusal skills
To avoid engaging in risky behaviours, you need to know how to practice REFUSAL SKILLS!Skills or strategies that help you say NO effectively.They are useful when you feel pressure to do something you do NOT want to do.
STOP Formula S: Say no in a firm voice T: Tell why not O: Offer another idea P: Promptly leave
STOP Formula When you say NO, make sure your body
language matches what you are saying. Offer brief but sensible reasons for your
choice. Suggest an alternative activity that
everyone can enjoy. If you have to, leave the scene.
STOP FORMULA
This immediately takes away someone’s power to pressure you into
something you do not want to do.
Roleplay: party scene
List 5 things that teens should know and do to set
healthy limits in relationships
Vocabulary Abstinence: restrain or stop yourself
from risk behaviours like smoking, taking alcohol and drug use.
Refusal skills: skills or strategies that help you to say NO effectively
Appropriate: acceptable, agrees with some custom or rule, suitable for the purpose.
E.g. Library