Project WORTH W omen o n the R oad t o H ealth Flipcharts

1. Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) Project WORTHWomen on the Road to Health Flipcharts

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) HIV Testing & Counseling • 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!) Session 1, #6

9. Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) HIV Treatment • 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 Session 1, #7

10. Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) WORTH Affirmation 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! Session 1, #8

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

12. Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) Risks and Rationalizations “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, #9

13. 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: Session 2, #10

14. Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) Rationalizations & Challenges Rationalization Challenge Session 2, #11

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

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

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

18. Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) Stoplight Exercise Green Light: No riskYellow 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. . . Session 3, #14

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

20. Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) Problem-Solving the SODAS Way Stop – And Define the Problem and the Goal Options and Outcomes Decide Action Self-Praise Session 3, #16

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

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

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

24. Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) Safer Sex Negotiation: Basic Steps • State what you want and what you don’t want. • Tell your partner why you want to use a condom. • Acknowledge what your partner thinks/feels. • Tell your partner exactly how you want to be safe and what your bottom line is. Session 4, #19

25. Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) Refusal Type 1: Direct or Right Up Front Type 2: Indirect Other Types Session 4, #20

26. Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) Problem Solving the SODAS Way 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: Session 4, #21

27. Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) Refusal: Options and Outcomes Direct Refusal: Option 1: Consequence: Option 2: Consequence: Indirect Refusal: Option 3: Consequence: Option 4: Consequence: Session 4, #22

28. Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) Safer Sex Negotiation: Food for Thought 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? Session 4, #23

29. Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) Steps in Dealing with Risk of Partner Abuse • Knowing what abuse is. • 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. • Making a safety plan. Session 4, #24

30. Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) High Risk Abuse Situations in Asking for Safer Sex or Refusing Risky Sex: Thinking the SODAS Way 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: Session 4, #25

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

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

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

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

35. Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) Slips Session 5, #29

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

37. Women on the Road to Health (WORTH) WORTH Affirmation 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! Session 5, #31