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

Project WORTH Women on the Road to Health SESSION ONE Women on the Road to Health (WORTH)

Project WORTH Women on the Road to Health Session 1, #1 Women on the Road to Health (WORTH)

Rules of the Group Session 1, #2 Women on the Road to Health (WORTH)

My Name: My reason for wanting to take care of myself: Session 1, #3 Women on the Road to Health (WORTH)

STDs Session 1, #4 Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) Gonorrhea Syphilis Chlamydia Vaginal warts/Human papilloma virus Trichomonal vaginitis (trich) Herpes

Features of STDs Session 1, #5 Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) 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 Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) 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 Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) 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 Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) 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!

Project WORTH Women on the Road to Health SESSION TWO Women on the Road to Health (WORTH)

Risks and Rationalizations Session 2, #9 Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) “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 Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) Feeling Close and Warm: “I’m In Love” Feeling Sexy and Hot: “I’m Horny” Don’t Care:

Rationalizations & Challenges Session 2, #11 Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) RationalizationChallenge

Introduction to Triggers Session 2, #12 Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) PERSON Triggers: Makes you feelMakes you do PLACES Triggers: Makes you feelMakes you do THING Triggers: Makes you feelMakes you do FEELINGS Triggers: Makes you feelMakes you do

WORTH Affirmation Session 2, #13 Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) 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!

Project WORTH Women on the Road to Health SESSION THREE Women on the Road to Health (WORTH)

Stoplight Exercise Session 3, #14 Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) Green Light: No risk Yellow Light:Low risk Red Light: High risk Ways of Having Sex Vaginal sex without a condom... Sex with Different Partners Sex with multiple partners, without a condom... Sex By Yourself Masturbation... Shooting Drugs Shooting drugs with a shared needle, cooker and cotton...

Ways of Making Safer Sex Sexy! Session 3, #15 Women on the Road to Health (WORTH)

Problem-Solving the SODAS Way Session 3, #16 Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) S top – And Define the Problem and the Goal O ptions and Outcomes D ecide A ction S elf-Praise

WORTH Affirmation Session 3, #17 Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) 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!

Project WORTH Women on the Road to Health SESSION FOUR Women on the Road to Health (WORTH)

Why We Don’t Use Condoms Session 4, #18 Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) Practical Barriers – Yours: Practical Barriers – His: Desire to Be Pregnant Barrier: Fear of Partner Barriers:

Safer Sex Negotiation: Basic Steps Session 4, #19 Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) 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 Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) Type 1: Direct or Right Up Front Type 2: Indirect Other Types

Problem Solving the SODAS Way Session 4, #21 Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) Stop – And Define the Problem and the Goal: Options and Outcomes Option 1: Consequence: Option 2: Consequence: Option 3: Consequence: Option 4: Consequence: Decide: Action: Self-Praise:

Refusal: Options and Outcomes Session 4, #22 Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) 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 Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) 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 Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) 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 Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) When you and your partner are already hot and naked Consequence: Action: When your partner is high (on drugs or drink) Consequence: Action: When your partner is already angry or frustrated Consequence: Action:

WORTH Affirmation Session 4, #26 Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) 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!

Project WORTH Women on the Road to Health SESSION FIVE Women on the Road to Health (WORTH)

Triggers Session 5, #27 Women on the Road to Health (WORTH)

Video Talk Session 5, #28 Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) 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 Women on the Road to Health (WORTH)

Slip Analysis Session 5, #30 Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) 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 Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) 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!