Darren Butler and John Taaffe from the Irish Bishop’s conference delivered a two day workshop to the Transition Year students on the 2nd and 3rd May.
The training programme involves:
· The Ethos of Drug Education
· Facilitation & Presentation Skills
· How Groups develop
· Self Esteem in young people
· Values & Attitudes
· Conflict Resolution / Problem Solving
· Information & Facts on substance misuse
· Legal & First aid
· Four session Healthy Life style Programme
As part of this course students covered the following topics:
· Communication
· Assertiveness – Saying No and refusal skills
· Listening skills
· Staying safe – mobile & Internet awareness
Smoking:
· Effects & consequences
· Cost
· Facts
· prevention
Alcohol:
· Effects
· Advertising
· Legal / Illegal Drugs
. Decision Making
· Natural Buzz
· Recipe for a friend
· Bullying
