Too
Good for Drugs & Violence—High School
COMPONENTS
Goal Setting
• Demonstrate setting reachable goals (goals that are important
to the goal-setter, stated positively, specific and possible.)
• Differentiate between reachable and unreachable goals.
• Develop a personal goal.
Managing Emotions
• List difficult emotions (such as anger, frustration, fear,
etc).
• Discuss the role of choice in handling emotions.
• List three ways to gain self-control when experiencing a
difficult emotion.
• Differentiate between helpful and unhelpful self-talk.
• Differentiate between healthy, effective ways and unhealthy,
ineffective ways. (such as drug use and violence) to handle difficult
emotions.
Decision Making
• Define consequences.
• List steps of an effective decision-making model.
• Predict the consequences of choices many teenagers must
make.
• Perform role-plays to demonstrate effective decision making
in a variety of situations.
• Discuss the negative effects of alcohol and other drug use
on decision making.
Assertiveness
• Differentiate between assertive, passive and aggressive
communication styles.
• List the verbal and non-verbal characteristics of assertive,
passive and aggressive communication styles.
• Describe his or her own preferred style.
• Discuss the benefits of using an assertive communication
style.
• Perform role-plays to practice assertive communication.
Communication
• Demonstrate the use of I-messages.
• Demonstrate active listening techniques.
• Demonstrate the effect of body language, facial expression
and tone of voice on communication.
• List benefits of using I-messages and active listening.
Conflict Resolution
• Define conflict.
• Differentiate between violence and conflict.
• Discuss norms against violence.
• List behaviors that can escalate conflict.
• List behaviors that can de-escalate conflict.
• Demonstrate effective conflict resolution.
Bonding and Relationships
• Differentiate between healthy and unhealthy relationships.
• Discuss some qualities of unhealthy relationships.
• Discuss some qualities of healthy relationships.
• Demonstrate ways to bond with pro-social others and maintain
healthy relationships.
• Demonstrate ways to avoid and discourage unhealthy relationships.
Respect for Self and Others
• Define stereotype, prejudice and discrimination.
• Differentiate between examples of discrimination based on
age, physical or mental abilities/disabilities, socio-economics,
religion, ethnic/racial group and gender.
• Discuss how it feels to be discriminated against.
• Describe ways to de-escalate conflicts involving discrimination
and prejudice.
• Write a personal commitment to demonstrate respect for oneself
and others.
Tobacco
• List short-term effects of tobacco use.
• List long-term effects of tobacco use.
• Identify methods used by tobacco companies to promote tobacco
use, influence public policy and perception, and target youth.
• Contrast actual percentage of teens who smoke with perceived
percentage (i.e., norms).
• Discuss ways to be an advocate against teen tobacco use.
Alcohol
• Discuss physical, mental, social, emotional and legal consequences
of drinking alcohol as a teenager.
• State the legal drinking age in the U.S. and discuss the
rationale behind it.
• Contrast perceived and actual beliefs about alcohol use
among teenagers.
• Contrast alcohol ads with facts about the consequences of
alcohol use.
• Perform role-plays to demonstrate resisting pressure to
drink alcohol in a variety of age-appropriate situations.
Marijuana
• Discuss physical, mental, social, emotional and legal consequences
of marijuana use.
• Contrast perceived and actual beliefs about marijuana use
among teenagers.
• Perform role-plays to resist peer pressure to use marijuana
in a variety of situations.
Addiction
• Define tolerance, addiction, withdrawal, denial and enabling.
• Identify the progressive, predictable stages of drug addiction.
• Differentiate between helping and enabling.
• Discuss what to do if a friend has a problem with alcohol
or other drugs.
• List and discuss how to access resources for help with alcohol
or other drug problems.
Maximizing Life, Minimizing Stress
• Identify personal signs and physical symptoms of stress.
• Differentiate between healthy and unhealthy ways to cope
with stress.
• Practice asking for help and listening supportively.
• List effective ways of coping with stress, including relaxation
techniques, helpful self-talk and maintaining healthy balance.
Staying Safe and Drug Free
• Discuss issues relating to drug and violence prevention.
• Review skills and concepts taught in lessons 1-13.
• Sign a pledge not to use drugs or violence.
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