Project WORTH Women on the Road to Health Flipcharts Women on the Road to Health (WORTH)

Project WORTHWomen on the Road to Health

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Women on the Road to Health (WORTH)


SESSION ONE



Session 1, #1


Rules of the Group

Session 1, #2


My Name:

My reason for wanting to take care of myself:

Session 1, #3


STDs

Session 1, #4


• Gonorrhea

• Syphilis

• Chlamydia

• Vaginal warts/Human papilloma virus

• Trichomonal vaginitis (trich)

• Herpes

Features of STDs

Session 1, #5


• May not be symptoms

• Some common symptoms

• Open sores increase risk of HIV

• Easily detected by testing

• Can be treated

• If not treated, can cause serious problems

• Important to tell partners

HIV Testing & Counseling

Session 1, #6


• Able to get treatment ASAP

• Make decisions about pregnancy, and protect growing baby

• Make decisions about having sex without condoms together (This doesn’t work!)

HIV Treatment

Session 1, #7


• No cure for AIDS yet

• Help control and prevent symptoms

• HIV positive person may live healthily and long

• Some treat the “opportunistic” infections of HIV

• Some help stop HIV from reproducing

WORTH Affirmation

Session 1, #8


I am ______________ and I will stay healthy.

I am ______________ and I will protect myself.

I am ______________ and I will find support for my health.

I am ______________ and I am Worth it! Worth it! Worth it!


SESSION TWO


Risks and Rationalizations

Session 2, #9


“It Can’t Happen to Me”

Drugs and Alcohol

Sex for Drugs or Money or Something Else We Need: “I Have to Do What I Have to Do to Get What I Need”

Session 2, #10


Feeling Close and Warm: “I’m In Love”

Feeling Sexy and Hot: “I’m Horny”

Don’t Care:

Rationalizations & Challenges

Session 2, #11


Rationalization Challenge

Introduction to Triggers

Session 2, #12


PERSON Triggers:Makes you feel Makes you do

PLACES Triggers:Makes you feel Makes you do

THING Triggers:Makes you feel Makes you do

FEELINGS Triggers:Makes you feel Makes you do

WORTH Affirmation

Session 2, #13







SESSION THREE


Stoplight Exercise

Session 3, #14


Green Light: No riskYellow Light: Low risk Red Light: High risk

Ways of Having SexVaginal sex without a condom. . .

Sex with Different PartnersSex with multiple partners, without a condom. . .

Sex By YourselfMasturbation. . .

Shooting DrugsShooting drugs with a shared needle, cooker and cotton. . .

Ways of Making Safer Sex Sexy!

Session 3, #15


Problem-Solving the SODAS Way

Session 3, #16


Stop – And Define the Problem and the Goal

Options and Outcomes

Decide

Action

Self-Praise

WORTH Affirmation

Session 3, #17







SESSION FOUR


Why We Don’t Use Condoms

Session 4, #18


Practical Barriers – Yours:

Practical Barriers – His:

Desire to Be Pregnant Barrier:

Fear of Partner Barriers:

Safer Sex Negotiation: Basic Steps

Session 4, #19


1. State what you want and what you don’t want.

2. Tell your partner why you want to use a condom.

3. Acknowledge what your partner thinks/feels.

4. Tell your partner exactly how you want to be safe and what your bottom line is.

Refusal

Session 4, #20


Type 1: Direct or Right Up Front

Type 2: Indirect

Other Types

Problem Solving the SODAS Way

Session 4, #21


Stop – And Define the Problem and the Goal:

Options and OutcomesOption 1: Consequence:Option 2: Consequence:Option 3: Consequence:Option 4: Consequence:

Decide:

Action:

Self-Praise:

Refusal: Options and Outcomes

Session 4, #22


Direct Refusal:Option 1:Consequence:

Option 2:Consequence:

Indirect Refusal:Option 3:Consequence:

Option 4:Consequence:

Safer Sex Negotiation: Food for Thought

Session 4, #23


Want did ________ (woman) do?

What worked?

What didn’t work?

What else could she have done?

How did she feel afterwards?

What do you think is going to happen next, between her and her partner?

How would you feel in her place?

Steps in Dealing with Risk of Partner Abuse

Session 4, #24


1. Knowing what abuse is.

2. Identifying your risk for abuse – From bringing up safer sex or refusing risky sex with your partner. If a risk is present, you should think about postponing.

3. Making a safety plan.

High Risk Abuse Situations in Asking for Safer Sex or Refusing Risky Sex: Thinking the SODAS Way

Session 4, #25


When you and your partner are already hot and nakedConsequence:

Action:

When your partner is high (on drugs or drink)Consequence:

Action:

When your partner is already angry or frustratedConsequence:

Action:

WORTH Affirmation

Session 4, #26







SESSION FIVE


Triggers

Session 5, #27


Video Talk

Session 5, #28


• What did [Jalene] do?

• What were the limits of her negotiation?

• What happens when “clearly stating our needs” is just not going to work?

• What do we do when we think our man may get violent or angry?

• What can we do when the man we really love threatens to walk out on us?

Slips

Session 5, #29


Slip Analysis

Session 5, #30


Where did you start out, before you were triggered to slip?

What was the trigger that knocked you off-track?

How did you end up in the trigger situation?

How did you go from safe to slip? What finally got you?

WORTH Affirmation

Session 5, #31






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