Warm Up: Complete today s mental health journal entry. Materials: Mental Health Journal Pen(cil)

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1 Warm Up: Complete today s mental health journal entry Materials: Mental Health Journal Pen(cil)

2 Social Health: Effective Communication

3 Sender vs. Receiver Sender: The person speaking or sending the message Receiver: The person listening or receiving the message Do the sender and receiver always hear the same thing?

4 Different Communication Styles Aggressive I am direct in expressing my needs, desires and opinions giving little or no thought to other people s. Passive Aggressive I indirectly make sure that others are aware of my needs, desires and opinions and give little or no thought to theirs.

5 Different Communication Styles Passive I do not express my needs, desires and opinions directly and I put others needs above my own. Assertive I clearly and directly express my needs, desires and opinions in a way which is considerate of others.

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7 Your sibling keeps taking your favorite jacket and wearing it without permission, which really bothers you. Aggressive: You are the worst person in the world! Get out of my room or I ll punch you! Passive: It s ok, you can wear it whenever you want. I don t mind. Passive Aggressive: Say to your friend while your sibling is in the room: I hate it when people touch my stuff. Assertive: Hey, I don t like it when you borrow my jacket without asking. Please don t do it again.

8 Ms. Brewer gets your name wrong in class. Aggressive: Passive: Passive Aggressive: Assertive:

9 Your music teacher gives the solo to someone else, but you ve been practicing it for a month. Aggressive: Passive: Passive Aggressive: Assertive:

10 You want your parent(s) to let you go out to the movies on Friday with your friends. Aggressive: Passive: Passive Aggressive: Assertive:

11 Warm-Up: What are the 4 types of communication? Complete today s Mental Health Journal Entry Materials: Pen(cil), MHJ, Lined Paper

12 Different Communication Styles Aggressive I am direct in expressing my needs, desires and opinions giving little or no thought to other people s. Passive Aggressive I indirectly make sure that others are aware of my needs, desires and opinions and give little or no thought to theirs.

13 Different Communication Styles Passive I do not express my needs, desires and opinions directly and I put others needs above my own. Assertive I clearly and directly express my needs, desires and opinions in a way which is considerate of others.

14 Someone cuts in front of you in line at the mall. Aggressive: Passive: Passive Aggressive: Assertive:

15 Examples of Good Communication Active Listening Responding/Giving Feedback Focus on the problem, not the person Re-stating in a different way if needed

16 Is this good communication?

17 Make groups of 3: Assign one person to be the storyteller The other two will take a card from Ms. Brewer after the directions For 30 seconds... Storyteller- think of a recent or past life event you can talk about for 1-2 min Card-holders: Read your cards silently without sharing them

18 Storytellers Who was the better listener? What were they doing? What was the bad listener doing? Show the storytellers your cards.

19 Being an active listener... Listening without interruption Focus on understanding, not responding Re-stating/clarifying what you heard Attentive body language

20 Active Listening Examples: Give your full attention Stop doing anything else Lean towards the speaker Responding appropriately Repeating back what the person said in your own words Eye contact (?) Non-Examples: Fidgeting or moving around Thinking about other things Turn away from the speaker Interrupting Challenging what they re saying, arguing Looking away (?)

21 I Messages vs. You Messages Which would you respond better to? You always leave the dishes in the sink and it makes me so frustrated! I feel frustrated when you leave dishes out because then I have to clean them up.

22 I Messages decrease conflict I feel frustrated when you leave dishes out because then I have to clean them up. I feel when you because

23 I feel when you because How could you rephrase the following? I hate it when you don t leave room for me at lunch. You make me angry because you re always late. Why don t you ever return my stuff? It s so annoying.