PART 3:    TAKING RESPONSIBILITY: RECOGNIZING MY PERSONAL FREEDOM

Purpose: To reiterate with participants that they are the only person who has control over their lives.
Time: Sixty minutes
Materials: See attached - Taking Responsibility
                     -Rights of All Persons

Instructor's Notes:

Every person has rights, but having rights also means that there are responsibilities that have to be accepted. Through growth and change, people determine their roles in life, but also realize that the only person who can them is themselves.

Method:

  1. Write the terms RIGHTS and RESPONSIBILITIES on the board and ask the participants what each of these means to them, i.e., what are your rights? What are your responsibilities?

Rights

to disagree
to be treated with respect
to my feelings
to my thoughts
to accept myself
to choose my response
to be happy
to question
to learn, to dream

 Responsibilities

respect others
look after my health

2. Review the handout 'Taking Responsibility' and discuss thoroughly (20 minutes).

3. Review the handout 'The Rights of Persons' and discuss thoroughly (20 minutes).

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