To help you understand what we do, below are links to four sample sessions.
All of our sessions are bespoke, designed following discussion with you in advance to understand the needs of your group.
These will give you some idea of how we structure our sessions and the kinds of activities we might include for different groups of people.
CHILDREN
Sample Children’s session –
Aim:
To increase the children’s awareness of drugs and medicines and how to
keep safe
Learning Outcomes:
- Discuss and define what a drug is
- Increase basic knowledge on effects of drugs on the body
- Discuss attitudes towards drug use
PLAN | L.O. | Time |
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1. Introduction | 5 mins | |
2. Drug boxes (to discuss ‘what is a drug’) | 1 | 15 mins |
3. Drug quiz for children with alcohol experiment (Effect of alcohol on the body)and big cigarette chemicals in a cigarette) | 2 | 15 mins |
4. Attitudes game (about drugs) | 3 | 15 mins |
5. Conclusion | 5 mins |
YOUNG PEOPLE
Decision Making (Young People)
Aim:
To enable learners to be more aware of how they make decisions
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the session, learners will:
- Have considered what influences their decision making
- Have discussed some of their own personal values
- Have considered the value in drawing together information in order to help make a decision
- Have practiced making decisions
PLAN | L.O. | TIME |
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Introduction | – | 5 mins |
Icebreaker Sock Wars/Animal Farm | – | 5 mins |
Decision Making (Cost Benefit)
To consider how our own ambitions and motivations affect our decision making |
1 | 10 mins |
Decisions – External Influences
To look at external factors that may affect our decision making. |
1 and 2 | 10 mins |
Decisions – Internal Influences
To look at the importance of being as informed as possible before making an important decision. |
3 and 4 | 15 mins |
Decision Making Role Play and/or Choices Game
To practice decision making |
4 | 10-20 mins |
Conclusion |
– | 5 mins |
PARENTS
Drug Prevention for Parents
Aim:
To enable participants to have a very basic knowledge of both recreational and street drugs and to consider protective factors for the family.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the session, learners will:
- Know what a drug is
- Have considered some basic effects of drugs
- Have seen what various street drugs look like and the paraphernalia used
- Have looked at the Law concerning drugs and parents
- Have looked at why people use drugs
- Have looked at protective factors that could be put in place
PLAN | L.O. | TIME |
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Introductions | – | 5 mins |
Drug Boxes
To consider the definition of a drug |
1 | 10 mins |
Drug Samples
To find out what different drugs look like3 |
3 | 10 mins |
Paraphernalia
To see what might be used to take a drug, and what to look out for |
3 | 15 mins |
Drug Categories
To consider how drugs affect the user (in general) |
2 | 20 mins |
Law Game
To learn about classifications |
4 | 10 mins |
Drug Law and parents quiz
To learn what, if any, responsibility a parent may have legally if their child is using a drug |
4 | 10 mins |
Why people take drugs – and a response
To consider the reasons people might use drugs and what, if anything, we might do to positively address these reasons. (E.G. building confidence) |
5 | 15mins |
Parenting Points
Looking at helpful ways to help children with the issue of drugs |
6 | 15 mins |
Conclusion
|
– | 2 mins |
STREET PASTORS
Sample session – Street Pastors
Aim:
To equip participants to develop their knowledge of drugs and recognise signs of drug use, and give them an understanding of the types of drugs found on the streets. They will look at ways they can respond when dealing with a drug-related incident.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the session, learners will:
- . Understand basic terminology
- Have learned what the most commonly used drugs look like and how they might be taken (paraphernalia)
- Learn, in general, the effects of drugs
- Know how to recognise signs and symptoms of drug use
- Have discussed the local drug situation
- Considered any relevant drug laws
- Have discussed what to do in drug-related situations
PLAN | L.O. | TIME |
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Introductions (including definitions) | 1 | 15 mins |
Names of Drugs and Categories
To learn names and slang names of common drugs and how, in general, they affect the user |
1, 3 | 20 mins |
Drug Samples and Paraphernalia
To identify what drugs look like and how they might be taken |
2 | 20 mins |
Law Game/Quiz
To investigate laws around drugs and what, if anything, this implies for the work of a Street Pastor |
6 | 15 mins |
Guess the drug
To consider signs and symptoms of drug use |
4 | 15 mins |
Case Studies
To consider scenarios a Street Pastor might come across and how they might respond. |
7 | 20 mins |
Local Issues
To discuss any local issues relating to drug use |
5 | 10 mins |
Questions and Conclusion
|
– | 5 mins |
For training for Youth Workers and Family Workers, see ‘Training Courses’.