Resilient Decisions: Decision Making in Romantic Relationships
This lesson applies the resilience skills to decisions specifically within romantic relationships, including sex and relationship safety. A Yes/No/Not Sure team debate on nine morally complex statements opens the conversation, before the ABC model is used to show how Beliefs drive decisions in potentially unsafe relationship situations. Students explore the beliefs that might lead someone toward or away from having sex, and the lesson closes with clear information on the forms of relationship abuse and where to seek help.
Learning Outcomes
Outcome 1:
Practise using skills to make decisions about romantic relationships
Outcome 2:
Understand the implications of deciding to have sex
Outcome 3:
Know where help is available for relationships that are unsafe
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