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Lifeskills Program for Adolescents
WelcomeWelcome
Communication with Others
Organisedand Supported by
“On Track” Community Health Project
Mallee Track Health & Community Services
Presented by
Bernard DennerSpecial Projects Manager
MTH&CS
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What WE are looking at today
• A bit about me
• Communication
• Drinking
• Sex / Lust / Choice
• Depression
• Parents / Teachers
• Girls / Boys / Dating
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Who am I?
Bernard DennerHealth Educator /Projects Manager
Bloke 52 yearsDivorced 12 yearsDaughters - 15 and 17 years
Vietnam Veteran 3RAR…Infantry
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My work since 1994 focuses on providing Programs that address issues associated with:
Men
Adolescents
Workplace Health
Women Understanding Men
and Farmsafety in Primary Schools
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mannet.com.auAverages monthly:
80 to 90,000+ hits
5,250+ sessions
40% interest from North America
Rated in Top 15% of 1.7M www domains
“Who said men weren’t interested
in their health”
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Australian Mortality Rates National - 1999
15-24 years
Cause of Death Males Females %Rate
Suicide 398 71 435%
Cancer 95 47 202%
Leukemia 35 11 318%
Transport Accident 407 116 350%
Drugs 68 27 251%
Source: Causes of Death, ABS, 1999
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Australian Mortality Rates Loddon Mallee Health Region - 1994Cause of Death Males Females %Rate
Suicide 25 7 357%
Cancer 309 230 134%
Heart Disease 122 49 248%
Source: DHS, Measures of Health Status and Health Services in Victoria, 1994
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Communication in all aspects of Life is Important
Whether it be with adults, friends, family or members of the opposite sex
Good communication is the Solution to lots of problems
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Know yourself•Get to know and like yourself
•Become aware of your feelings and values; don’t be pushed into betraying them
•If you’re not sure what you think and feel, WAIT; don’t rush yourself
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•Think about the decisions you make, their consequences and their effect on yourself and on others
•Talk to the people you care about, let them know what you think and feel
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•Accept that you will make mistakes, and learn from them
•BE YOURSELF
Source: Be yourself, Love Sex and You, A Guide for Teenagers, Vicki Wootten
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SwearingThe constant use of the “F” or “C” words:
•Doesn’t make you an Adult
•Doesn’t make you tough
•Doesn’t attract nice girls/boys
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Constant Swearing is
UNATTRACTIVE
Swearing at teachers is
UNACCEPTABLE
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Other unacceptable language is:
Put downs of other people, especially females:
e.g idiot, bitch, slut, spastic, dickhead, moron, son of a bitch, poofter, dyke,’You’re Gay’
What other words do you dislike?Source: Bernard Denner
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Other unacceptable BOY THINGS
Labelling
Girls don’t like it!
Source: Bernard Denner
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Who are Parents?
What is a Parent?
What is Parenting Love?
Parenting is important!
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• Pick the right time
• Prepare yourself
• Work within the Boundaries
• Prepare some alternativeoptions
• Remind Parents - You’re older
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• Don’t lose your cool
• Negotiate calmly
• Give and take
Don’t put one parent against the other - remember you will never win doing this.
Source: Bernard J. Denner
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• Use Good examples to get your
Point Across
• Like someone your Parents
Respect and Like
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How important areTeachers?
What’s their job?
Maybe your future partly depends on
them!
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•Pick the right time
Ask for an appointment / suitable time in advance
Don’t try to solve a problem or argue in front of the whole
class
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•Prepare yourself
What do you want to say
What do you hope to achieve
Alternative outcomes that are acceptable to you and the
Teacher
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•Work within the boundaries
•Don’t lose your cool
•Negotiate calmly
•Understand that teachers are human and can make mistakes
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•Don’t promise what you can’t deliver - be realistic about your goals and work towards them
•Give and take
Source: Bernard J. Denner and Gail Allan
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DisciplineBoundaries
Rules
By Parents,Teachers
and other adults … You Should ask yourself ...
WHY?
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IT MEANS …...
That they ... CARE
Want to ... GUIDE
EDUCATE
and SUPPORT YOU
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Thoughts for Adolescents - …………...School
School is also chance to develop:
• Lifeskills
• Form opinions
• Learn about themselves
• Be educated for Life
• Socialise
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School is a chance to work on:
• Coping with difficult people
• Coping with difficult situations
• and to LISTEN AND LEARN
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•Approach
Not to be threatening or Aggressive
•Smile
•Don’t Act too cool
•Speak in a lower tone of voice
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•Don’t
Act too cool
“Bullshit”
Be a Hero
Talk only about yourself
Talk about how tough you are
or what a legend you areAdvice from 3 teenage girls
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•Talk about
Music
Sport
TV Programs
Their interests
Your interests
Ask questions
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•Don’t act stupid
•THINK before you SPEAK
•Have something sensible to Say
•You don’t have to swear
•Talk about their things
•Ask about things
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Most of all
Introduce yourself properly to a new friend
and
Smile
Source: Bernard Denner
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“Unthreatening” approach
Speak clearly
Invitation to be made with warmth
Such as …….
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“Would you like to ….
go with me to the ice hockey?”
go with me to the basketball?”
go with me to the mall / shops?”
go for a walk?”
go to the pictures?
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NOT
“Would you like to meet me somewhere”
or “I’m not doing anything Sat”
or “just broke up with”
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Phone Etiquette
When phoning, speak politely to the parents, if they answer.
You need their support - having good manners impresses.
Remember to identify yourself clearly.
Source: Bernard J. Denner
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Drinking
If you choose to drink you should consider the following pieces of advice
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•Be clear about why you are drinking
•Be responsible for yourself and others
•Don’t take risks with yourself or others
•Drink in a safe place
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•Take a limited amount of alcohol with you
•Low alcohol beer is cheaper and tends to make you feel full before you are drunk
•Pour your own drinks / open your own bottles
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•Finish your glass first, don’t “top” it up
•Arrange for safe transport home
•Make a safety pact with a friend before drinking
•Alternate alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and avoid salty snacks
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•Finish the night by drinking water - it won’t make you sober, but you will feel better in the morning
•Never drink and drive, climb or swim
Source: Rob and Kerry Grant
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Unsafe DrinkingCould lead to:
•Unsafe sexual behaviour
•Aggression / Fighting
•Targetting / Harrassing Girls
•Drugs
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•Stronger Drinks
•Risky behaviour such as:
unsafe swimming
unsafe driving
•Hospitalisation through injury from risky behaviour or alcoholic poisoning
Source: Bernard J. Denner
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Drugs
If you choose to take drugs you should consider the following pieces of advice
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•Be clear about why you are taking drugs
•Be responsible for yourself and others
•Don’t take risks with yourself or others
•Take drugs in a safe place
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•Don’t mix drugs and alcohol
•Don’t buy drugs from an unknown source
•Don’t experiment, by yourself
•Never mix drugs
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•Arrange for safe transport home
•Make a safety pact with a friend before taking drugs
Best Advice
DON’T TAKE DRUGS
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Ask yourself Why?
Do I need to?
Being cool, could KILL you
Source: Bernard Denner
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Unsafe Drug TakingCould lead to:
•Death
•Incapacitation for Life
•Jail
•HIV and Hepatitis C
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•Stronger Drugs
•Risky behaviour such as:
unsafe swimming
unsafe driving
•Hospitalisation through injury from risky behaviour
Source: Bernard J. Denner
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What is Sex?Male or Female
Communication between couples
Pleasure between couples
Demonstration of Feelings/Affection
Provides Intimacy
Making Babies or Just for FUN
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Why Girls and Boys Experienced Activities
46%
41%
6%3% 3%
1%
46%
40%
6%4%
1%3%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
Fun Find Out Peer Pressure "It's Illegal" Forced Show Off
% o
f re
spo
nse
s
Girls
Boys
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WHY NOT?
Reason Boys Girls% of Responses % of Responses
Not ready / interested 36% 35%
“It’s Illegal” 28% 11%
Safer 19% 39%
Parents 17% 15%
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Year 10 Boys and Girls Experiences
87%
69%
40%33%
19% 18%
87%80%
52%
31% 29%24%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
% o
f Yes
resp
onse
s
Boys
Girls
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Would you practice safe sex?
98%94%
2%6%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Boys Girls
% o
f res
pons
es
Yes
No
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Reasons For Not Practicing Safe Sex
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Affected bydrink / drugs
Forgot acondom
Pressure not to Think it’s betterw ithout acondom
Other
% o
f R
esp
on
ses
Girls
Boys
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Do you need someone to talk to?
23%
88%
77%
12%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Boys Girls
% o
f res
pons
esYes
No
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Who would you like to speak to?
43%
20%
16%
8%
1%
5%7%
51%
17% 17%
7%5%
3%1%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Your friends Your parent(s) Someoneelse
Studentcounsellor
Communityworker
Doctor (GP ) Your teacher
% o
f re
spon
ses
Boys
Girls
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What is Love?It is based on friendship, affection, mutual respect, admiration, thoughtfulness, sharing and caring
Involves good communication and listening
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Does not involve any physical, emotional or sexual violence
Is not instant or perfect
Love at first sight is more likely to be lust at first sight
Source: Unzipped: Everything teenagers want to know about Love, Sex and Each other, B. Donaghy
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What is Lust?Is a physical response that involves sexual arousal
It is being “turned on” sexually
Is a short-term emotion
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Can get you into trouble (ie lust can make you do something you wouldn’t normally do, eg not using a condom)
LUST ...Is not always love
You can love and lust at the same time, but they are not the same thing
Source: Unzipped: Everything teenagers want to know about Love, Sex and Each other, B. Donaghy
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What is sexual activity?Masturbation …..?
Kissing, Pashing …..?
Feeling, touching someone else ….?
Mutual masturbation …..?
Oral sex …..?
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Or
All the WAY
Anal intercourse …..?
Bonking, sexual intercourse …..?
Source: Bernard J. Denner
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Sexual Activity
Needs
Permission or Consent
Source: Bernard J. Denner
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Do I feel old enough and responsible enough to be doing this?
Am I doing this for me or for him / her?
Am I prepared to use a condom?
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If something goes wrong and we become pregnant, am I prepared for that responsibility?
Am I just trying to prove something to myself or him / her?
How will I feel about him / her afterwards?
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How will I feel about myself?
Has Sex - Solved the Problem?
Has Sex - made me Feel Better?
Source: Unzipped: Everything teenagers want to know about Love, Sex and Each other, B. Donaghy
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What is sex for?
There are several main answers to the question “what is sex for?” and many people feel that the ‘true’ answer is a combination of these:
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•Sex is for the survival of the species (human beings).
•Sex is for making babies.
•Sex is part of partnership; it cements the relationship.
•Sex is showing feelings of love or affection between people.
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•Sex is for pleasure.
•Sex is better between committed couples.
•Good Sex is more than just Bonking.
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•Unwanted Pregnancy
•Sexual Diseases
•Interrupted Study
•Alienation from friends
•Depression
•Being used
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Always check the Use By Date on condoms to ensure that they are effective.
Use a lubricant to ensure condom doesn’t break.
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What is Depression?
Where you feel unhappy and it goes on longer than for a week.
A feeling of sadness/loneliness that you can’t snap out of or Brush it Off.
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How do you recognise Depression?
Sometimes it is hard to recognise.
Some of the signs are:
•Isolating yourself from other people
•Feeling lonely / unloved - especially by family / friends
•Feeling that no-one understands or cares
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•Feeling out of sorts / grumpy / irritable
•Feeling tired all the time
•Don’t really feel like eating
•Unable to concentrate
•Feeling like your life is out of your control
•Not really feeling happy
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Depression can make you feel
or think about
SUICIDE or SELF Harm
As a way to stop That feeling
A way out of what is happening
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What do you do whenyou feel like this?
•Admit to yourself that
this is the way you feel
•Find someone that you can talk to and who will listen
Your Parent/s Family Doctor
Your friend/s School Welfare
Relatives A Teacher
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Depression is something that affects all of us from time-to-time.
We need to recognise that Life Sucks from time-to-time.
We don’t always achieve what we want.
We don’t always get what we want.
Relationships / Friends come and go.
School is only a part of Life.
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We have to recognise that
‘Shit happens’
That we can move on
But sometimes some people
need support to cope
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There’s no Shame in feeling
Depressed
Lonely
Pissed off with the world
Feeling like a loser
a Nobody
Sometimes we all have days and times
when we feel like that
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But when those feelings are there
all the time,
day after day,
week after week,
get help.
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How you can help a Depressed Friend
•Keep an eye out for them
•If you feel that they are having trouble coping with things and are drinking or drug taking more than usual - talk to an adult about what to do
•If your friend starts crying in front of you - hold them, let them talk and then see if they will seek some help or Allow you for them
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Accessing Your ....
Family Doctor / Welfare Worker
Confidentially
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Talk about your issue
Make a time that you feel is
Comfortable
and
Confidential
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Communication in all aspects of Life is Important
Whether it be with adults, friends, family or members of the opposite sex
Good communication is the Solution
to lots of problems
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ALWAYS THINK ABOUT
How would you
Like to be TREATED
… OTHERS DESERVE
the SAME
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As a personYOU need to be
Healthy and Happy
THAT YOU FEEL GOOD
About YOURSELF
Most of the TIME
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Why .....?• So that you don’t put
yourself at risk,
• or your relationships
at risk
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Who’s A Winner
The person who does their best.
That they achieve their Personal Best.
THEY are a Winner.Source: Bernard Denner
Inspired by Simon Madden