SESSION TOPICS ALLEN MEMORIAL
Adults
Session I
1.1 Welcome
1.2 Group Rules #2, #7, #9, #10, and #11
1.3 Hopes and Fears exercise
1.4 AAPI’s
2.2 Video Family Morals, Values, and Rules: Helping Children Manage Their Behavior
1.7 Closing
Session II
2.1 Welcome
2.4 Developing Family Rules
3.2 Improving Children’s Self Worth
4.2 Encouraging Appropriate Behavior I
3.4 Praising Children and Their Behavior
3.5 Sanctuary Relaxation
Session III
4.1 Welcome
4.4 Encouraging Appropriate Behavior II
4.5 Relaxation
5.2 Needs, Empathy and Nurturing Self
5.4 Empowering Self and Children
5.5 Closing
Session IV
6.1 Welcome
6.2 Expectations and Development
6.4 Red, White and Bruises
7.2 Understanding and Handling Stress
7.4 Helping Children Manage Their Behavior
7.3 Closing
Session V
8.1 Welcome
8.2 Recognizing and Understanding Feelings
8.4 Owning and Communicating Our Feelings
8.5 Yellow Balloon Relaxation
8.6 Closing
Session VI
9.1 Welcome
9.2 Helping Children Handle Their Feelings
9.4 Establishing Nurturing Parenting Routines
10.4 Understanding and Expressing Anger
10.5 Criticism and Confrontation
Session VII
10.1 Welcome
10.2 Problem Solving
11.2 Our Bodies, Sex, AIDS
11.4 Touch and Personal Space
10.5 Blue Light Relaxation
10.6 Closing
Session VIII
11.1 Welcome
12.2 This Hurts Me More Than It Hurts You
12.3 Touch and Personal Space
12.4 Body Map
11.5 Closing
Session IX
12.1 Welcome
13.1 Ignoring
13.4 Self Expression
14.2 People, Possessions and Positive Self Talk
14.4 Families and Alcohol
12.5 Relaxation
Session X
Welcome
AAPI’s – Post
15.1 Hopes and Fears
15.5 People Power
15.6 Closing
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SESSION TOPICS
4 – 8 years
Session I
1.1 Welcome
1.2 Welcome to Nurturing Group
1.3 Picture yourself
1.4 Making Rules
2.2 Right and Wrong
1.6 Red Light, Green Light
1.8 Closing and Good-bye
Session II
2.1 Welcome
2.2 Values Book
2.5 Puppet Power
3.1 I Spy
3.2 Praise and Criticism
3.6 Strength and Bombardment
2.6 Pair-It
Session III
5.1 Welcome
4.2 Positive Self-Talk
4.3 Me Mobile
4.5 Positive Self-Talk
4.6 Power Painting
5.2 Personal Power
5.3 Power Vest/Shirts
5.6 Personal Power Puppets
5.7 Over and Under
Session IV
5.1 Welcome
5.2 Personal Power
5.3 Power Vest/Shirts
5.6 Personal Power Puppets
5.7 Over and Under
5.9 Closing
Session V
6.1 Welcome
6.2 Hurting Touch and Gentle Touch
6.5 Touching, Talking and Using Power
6.7 Giant Self-Drawing
7.5 Choices and Consequences
7.6 Choices and Consequences
8.3 I Messages
8.4 Silhouettes
8.5 I Messages
Session VI
8.1 Welcome
8.6 I’m Someone Special
9.1 Guess who is Gone
9.2 Anger
9.3 Anger Mask
9.4 Blanket Game
Session VII
10.1 Welcome
9.6 The Angry Puppet
9.7 Nurturing Game
10.2 No
10.3 No-Mobile
10.4 Duck, Duck Goose
10.5 No and Tell
Session VIII
10.1 Welcome
10.6 Red Light, Green Light
11.1 I Spy
11.2 Our Bodies and Touch
11.5 Our Bodies and Scary Touch
12.2 Keeping Secrets
12.3 Don’t Keep It To Yourself
12.6 Hand Mural
12.7 Pass It On
Session IX
13.1 Super Power
13.2 Telling Others
13.3 Finger Painting
13.4 Telling A Friend
14.2 Drugs and Alcohol
14.3 Picture Yourself
14.4 Alcohol-Free Group Collage
15.2 I’m Glad I’m me
Session X
Welcome
15.3 Blanket Game
Pair It
Nurturing Game
Sharing Time
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SESSION TOPICS
9 and up
Session I
1.2 Welcome
1.3 Picture Yourself
1.5 Group Rules
1.5 Nurturing Game
2.2 Right and Wrong
2.3 Values Book
1.8 Closing and Good-bye
Session II
2.1 Welcome
2.5 Family Rules
3.2 Praise and Criticism
3.3 Praise and Criticism
3.5 Self Concept and Self Esteem
3.6 Strength Bombardment
4.2 Self Praise
4.3 About My Future
4.5 Peer Survey
Session III
3.1 Welcome
5.2 Personal Power
5.3 Personal Power Posters
5.5 Discipline
4.7 Closing and Good-bye
Session IV
4.1 Welcome
6.2 Prejudice
6.4 The Ideal Family
7.2 Choices and Consequences
7.5 Handling Stress
7.6 Nurturing Game
Session V
Welcome
7.1 I Statements
7.2 Me Shirts
8.5 Silhouettes and Clay
9.2 Handling Anger
9.3 How Do I Feel?
9.5 Anger Paintings
Session VI
10.1Welcome
10.3 Problem Solving
10.4 Sibling Rivalry
11.3 Anatomy Sex and AIDS
Session VII
12.1 Welcome
12.2 Appropriate and Inappropriate Touch
12.4 Keeping Secrets
12.5 No Mobile
13.2 Possessions and Ownership
Session VIII
11.4 Teen Pregnancy
11.5 Eating Disorders
Nurturing Game
15.2 Picture Yourself
Session IX
14.1 Welcome
14.4 Peer Pressure
14.5 Alcohol-Free
13.3 Giant Self Drawing
Session X
15.1 Welcome
Ending Activities