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YOU BELONG HERE Violence Prevention Curriculum

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LESSON

Seven

Navigating Endings: Closure, Growth, and Moving Forward

45 Minutes

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Lesson Plan
Lesson SLIDE DECK
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This lesson is currently under review with Nest Educational Advisors. Please check back later for updates.

Lesson Overview

In this lesson, students will work through the ending of relationships or partnerships. They’ll explore navigating communication and boundaries while seeking closure, and will learn to approach endings with empathy, respect, and self-care.

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Lesson Objectives

  • Identify and express personal feelings and needs, while also listening actively and empathetically to a partner's perspective during a breakup. 
  • Choose an appropriate time and place, and communicate clearly and directly while avoiding blame and defensiveness during a breakup.
  • Establish boundaries and practice self-care during and after a breakup, managing personal emotions in a healthy way.
  • Process the experience of ending a relationship in a healthy way, potentially staying connected with the ex in a healthy way.
  • Approach the process of ending a relationship with respect, empathy, and self-care.
Materials
  1. Slide Presentation
  2. Computer with A/V setup
  3. Internet Access
  4. Student Journals
Handouts
  1. Practicing Endings Printout (cut into as many strips as there are pairs in the class)
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how to prepare for this lesson

Compassionate response reminder: Teaching prevention education helps provide students with language and tools to define and identify abuse. Often while teaching prevention education, students will disclose experiences of harm or abuse to trusted adults. This lesson is trauma-informed and has been designed to acknowledge the varied experiences students may have. Before teaching please be sure you feel equipped to respond to instances of disclosure with a compassionate, trauma-informed approach. Please also confer with other school staff on how to handle student disclosures and navigate sensitive topics raised during these lessons.

There are small group breakouts within this lesson.   Be prepared to split your students into small groups.

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Additional Resources

  • https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/inside-out-outside-in/201912/11-self-care-tips-teens-and-young-adults