Peer Support
Scenario:
You realize your cousin is very quiet and upset. When you insist on helping them, they refuse. Instead, you tell them you will be there for them when they're ready.
What is this an example of?
What is being Present?
- Setting boundaries
- Respecting personal space
-Willing to compromise
What do these terms describe?
What are components of healthy communication?
- Valuing your own opinions
- Not compromising your values
- Accepting when others say no
What do these terms describe?
What are components of healthy boundaries?
Your friend is going through a difficult time in their life. You support them by listening whenever they need to vent, but you start to feel very depressed isolated yourself. You decide to visit the counsellor at the youth centre to seek help.
What is maintaining healthy boundaries?
What is realizing you cannot be their therapist?
(Understanding you aren't qualified to handle these problems on your own, and you should not try to at the expense of your health)
- Summarizing
- Rephrasing
- Maintaining eye contact
What do these terms describe?
What is active listening?
What is respectful?
Your friend is an abusive relationship. After telling them to leave the relationship many times, they do not listen. This makes you angry, and you want to confront them about it immediately. You recognize your anger, and realize confronting them would be a bad idea. What is this an example of?
What is controlling your emotions?
Problem solving and accountability are principles of...
What is conflict resolution?
True or False
All relationships need to have boundaries.
What is True?
While it may be uncomfortable to set out boundaries, every relationship can benefit from establishing them. This includes intimate relationships, friendships, peers, coworkers, familial relationships, etc.
Your friend made a bad choice and got in trouble with their parents. They feel shameful and guilty. What are the 4 R's of Self-Forgiveness you could teach them?
What is Responsibility, Restoration, Rehabilitation, and Renewal?
"Thoughts directed towards ourselves that can affect our performance and perception of ourselves"
What is self-talk?
Your friend has been going through a difficult time lately. You've been doing your best to support them, including saying yes to things you normally wouldn't do, and things you don't want to do. What is this an example of?
What is failure to maintain boundaries?
Your friend asks you for advice about their partner. They have recently started a sexual relationship, and they are unsure of how they feel about it. They say they regret initiating it, because now they feel obligated to participate.
What information about consent should you tell them?
What is consent can be revoked at any time?
Your friend apologizes to you for not inviting you to a group activity. You aren't ready to forgive them, but the rest of your friends say you'll continue to be left out if you two are fighting.
What barrier to forgiveness does this describe?
What is pressure to forgive?
What type of boundary keeps others at a distance to avoid rejection?
What is a rigid boundary?