Description
Healthy Relationships: Module 1
Categories: Growth and Development
The Healthy Relationships course is designed to help individuals develop the skills needed to foster safe and healthy relationships. It covers key topics like personal space, consent, different types of romantic relationships, dating safety, anatomy, contraception, STIs, and legal sexual acts. The course also emphasizes internet safety, understanding the boundaries of public and private behaviors, and ensuring consent in all interactions. The core principle is that healthy relationships start with understanding oneself, including personal values, boundaries, and respect for others. It stresses the importance of safety, self-awareness, and making informed, respectful choices. The course is structured into three modules, each lasting six weeks. Each module builds on the previous one and serves as a prerequisite for the next.
Module 1 – Here’s what to expect:
This is Module 1 of 3 (This module will be a pre-requisite to the next Module)
Module 1 of the Healthy Relationships course helps participants develop key skills for maintaining healthy relationships, focusing on emotional awareness, setting personal boundaries, and fostering group connections. It covers topics such as personal space, personal care, hygiene, and informed consent. The module also explores the difference between private and public behaviors, safe interactions with strangers, and appropriate levels of trust, communication, and touch. It highlights the dynamics of friendships, distinguishing between friendly and true friendships, and teaches how to navigate relationships, including dating, while maintaining healthy boundaries. The program emphasizes emotional awareness, respectful communication, and building strong relationship skills.
Healthy Relationships Module 1
Week #1 – Class Connections and Personal Space
In this session, participants will be introduced to the other group members and facilitators. The general structure of the group will be reviewed. They will have an opportunity to identify the group norms and set personal goals for learning. They will become familiar with the concept of personal space, what it is and how to maintain it.
Week #2 – Understanding Emotions
In this session, participants will be introduced to the 4 main emotions (happy, sad, anger and scared). They will have the opportunity to discuss with the group their present and past experiences with emotions if they are comfortable in sharing. A strong focus of the lesson is on the normalization of all emotions. Facilitators guide discussion on the four basic emotions, ways to identify emotions in others, emotional expression and the normalization of all emotions. There is also discussion on how all emotions are helpful.
Week #3 – Personal Care and Consent
In this session, participants will learn and be able to understand the importance of good hygiene routines. They will be provided with the information and strategies necessary to maintain good hygiene. Participants will also learn about the three ways of giving consent. They will be able to understand informed consent and how to obtain it.
Week #4 – Private vs. Public and Types of Strangers
In this session participants will learn the difference between public and private behaviours, places, and articles of clothing (Please note: sexual behaviours and body parts are not included in this session and will be addressed in subsequent sessions). Participants will learn about strangers. They will be able to differentiate between the two types of strangers and the different types of talk, touch, and trust that we have with them.
Week #5 – Acquaintances and Friends
Participants will learn about the different types of acquaintances and how relationships can change. Participants will learn about what levels of talk, touch and trust are appropriate for relationships with acquaintances. They will learn the difference between being a friend and being friendly with someone.
Week #6 – Friendships and Dating
In this session, participants will learn about friendships. They will learn the different levels of talk, touch, and trust that we should have in different friendships. They will learn how friendships and dating are complex and learn skills to navigate modern social interactions. They will also learn about private vs. public body parts.
Where: 100 Pretty River Parkway N – Blueroom
When: Thursdays – April 24 to May 29 (6 weeks)
Time: 3pm – 5pm (2 hours)
Cost: $210
Activity Ratio – 1 Staff to 4 People Supported
Registration Notes
*May be subject to change without notice.
*No Refunds
*Late pickup fees apply.
Contact Information
For more details about this service contact:
Office Phone: (705) 446-1732
Email Address: [email protected]