| Week One |
Getting To Know You and Me
Goal: To create a trusting, comfortable atmosphere. To create rules. To initiate group interaction.
Concepts: I am a special person in this group. Rules make it safe for me to share. There are others like me with similar problems. |
| Week Two |
Feelings
Goal: To identify, express and explore feelings related to addiction.
Concepts: All feelings are okay. Some feelings are more comfortable than others. Sometimes, it's appropriate to keep our feelings in. There are safe people to talk to. |
| Week Three |
Defenses
Goal: To learn defenses and how they cover up feelings.
Concepts: Behaviors that cover up my feelings are called defenses. Defenses help kids cope. I can learn when to use them and safe places to let them down. |
| Week Four |
Communication Skills
Goal: To express feelings and needs in healthy ways.
Concepts: I can use "I" messages. Body language and voice tone is important. |
| Week Five |
Alcohol, Drugs and Addiction
Goal: To understand chemical dependency as a progressive disease. To raise awareness about alcohol's effects on a person's behavior and feelings.
Concepts: Alcohol and other drugs can change how people feel. Some people use them as a defense. People with the disease of addiction are not bad people, they may do bad things. |
| Week Six |
My Family and Me
Goal: To raise awareness of the roles in a chemically dependent family. To identify and explore the effects of alcoholism on members.
Concepts: All families are special. We learn these rules: Don't talk-Don't trust-Don't feel |
| Week Seven |
Problem Solving and Decision Making
Goal: To learn creative problem solving techniques. To share and explore problems which will create new solutions and support.
Concepts: Asking for help is okay. We need to stay safe. |
| Week Eight |
Self-Care and Staying Safe
Goal: To learn healthy physical and emotional boundaries within the family. To identify safe people, places and activities.
Concepts: First priority is to stay safe. I can identify safe people in my life. |
| Week Nine |
I Am Special
Goal: To begin to identify positive traits.
To identify similarities and appreciate differences in themselves and others.
Concepts: I am a special person. It is ok to feel good about myself. I can celebrate myself and others. |
| Week Ten |
Celebration
Goal: To share affirmations and feelings about group experience with each other.
Concepts: I feel less alone when I share. It is important to share my feelings and needs. |
