The Workshop

The 12-Part Workshop

Part 1 - Self-esteem Participants assess their level of self-esteem and explore ways to improve their self image.
Part 2 - Setting Goals Participants learn the importance of having goals in place. They are given an opportunity to set one short term goal, one mid-range goal and one long range goal.
Part 3 - Self-sufficiency Participants learn what it means to be self-sufficient.
Part 4 - Healthy Relationships Participants are given the characteristics of healthy and unhealthy relationships and suggestions for keeping friendships and peer relationships in proper prospective.
Part 5 - The "Myth" of Safe Sex Information is shared regarding the ineffectiveness of condoms for preventing pregnancy and disease, as well as the inability to guard one's emotions from the pain of early sexual encounters.
Part 6 - Physical Health Transmission of STD's
Part 7 - Physical Health Pregnancy, Out-of-wedlock Births / Adoption - Terminations
Part 8 - Physical/Emotional/Societal Effects (Consequences) of Early Sexual Experimentation / Benefits of Abstienence Take a closer look at the physical and emotional consequences of teen mothers, the affect on the children, the loss of options and the resources that are utilized to sustain the life of teen mothers and their young.
Part 9 - Communication & Influences Participants are encouraged to examine their mode of dress, communication style and the influence of media and fads.
Part 10 - Recognizing & Understanding Sexual Grooming & Developing Proper Responses and Defenses Explore the sexual con games often used to coax young people into sexual situations and how to avoid becoming a victim.
Part 11 - Alcohol & Drugs Affect Decision Making Ability Information is shared about alcohol and recreational drug use can lead to bad decisions, date rape, and loss of control.
Part 12 - Exercising Your Options / Being In Control Keeping your options open by controlling your actions.

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